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Ariane 6 has secured orders for 30 launches, including 18 for Amazon's Project Kuiper.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralJul 8, 2024Coping with Starship

Amazon plans to launch over 3,000 satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband service, having launched two prototype satellites in October 2022.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperOrg RelationshipMay 28, 2024Starlink’s disruption of the space industry

Amazon aims to start offering early services from Project Kuiper later 2024.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralMay 22, 2024Viasat seeking LEO capacity for all mobile broadband services

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket is contracted to perform 38 launches for Amazon to support deployment of the majority of the Project Kuiper constellation.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralMay 8, 2024ULA signs Bollinger Shipyards and Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. to create transport ship for Vulcan rockets

SES plans to work with Amazon’s Project Kuiper when Kuiper is deployed.

Mentioned as: Project KuiperOrg RelationshipMar 13, 2024Satellite firms forge unlikely alliances to create seamless multi-orbit networks

Project Kuiper is planning to launch 3,236 low Earth orbit satellites.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2024Digital Locations announces satellite to smartphone antenna breakthrough

Amazon's Project Kuiper aims to launch its satellites in 2024 and advance its satellite manufacturing and constellation deployment plans.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative PlanJan 30, 2024NSR’s top SATCOM industry predictions for 2024

In June 2022, United Launch Alliance awarded Northrop Grumman a multi-year contract worth more than $2,000,000,000 for increased production of GEM boosters to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper and additional ULA customers.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2024Northrop Grumman’s Solid Rocket Boosters Power ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Maiden Launch

In June 2022, United Launch Alliance awarded Northrop Grumman a multi-year contract worth more than $2,000,000,000 for increased production of its GEM boosters to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper and additional ULA customers.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperOrg RelationshipJan 10, 2024Northrop Grumman’s solid rocket boosters help power first launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated he would launch satellites for competitors like OneWeb, Telesat, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralJan 8, 2024NewSpace, satcom, and heavy rockets

ULA's backlog includes 38 missions for Amazon's Project Kuiper constellation.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralJan 8, 2024Success and setbacks

Amazon purchased three Falcon 9 launches in December 2023 to supplement existing contracts for developing its Project Kuiper broadband constellation.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperOrg RelationshipJan 2, 2024The year new launch vehicles finally lift off

Project Kuiper equips every satellite with multiple optical terminals to establish high-speed laser cross-links and form a mesh network in space.

Mentioned as: Project KuiperTechnical ProductDec 15, 2023Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Concludes Testing of Optical Mesh Network in LEO

Project Kuiper launched and deployed two prototype satellites in October 2023.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperOrg RelationshipDec 15, 2023Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Concludes Testing of Optical Mesh Network in LEO

Project Kuiper expects to have enough satellites deployed to begin early customer pilots in the second half of 2024.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative PlanDec 15, 2023Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Concludes Testing of Optical Mesh Network in LEO

Project Kuiper designed an optics and control system intended to establish contact across distances of up to 1,991 km (2,600 km) and maintain links between spacecraft moving at speeds up to 15,859 km per hour (25,0 m per hour).

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralDec 15, 2023Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Concludes Testing of Optical Mesh Network in LEO

Project Kuiper completed multiple demonstrations maintaining 100 gigabits per second optical links over distances of nearly 999 km (1,0 m) for entire test windows.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperTechnical ProductDec 15, 2023Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Concludes Testing of Optical Mesh Network in LEO

Project Kuiper’s OISL tests established optical links between two prototype satellites enabling send and receive data speeds of up to 100 Gbps for test windows of an hour or more.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperTechnical ProductDec 15, 2023Amazon's Project Kuiper Successfully Concludes Testing of Optical Mesh Network in LEO

The lawsuit alleges the board performed little diligence on the proposed contracts to launch the 3,236-satellite Project Kuiper constellation with Ariane 6, New Glenn and Vulcan Centaur rockets.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative GeneralDec 14, 2023Amazon seeks dismissal of Project Kuiper launch contract lawsuit

Amazon plans a Project Kuiper constellation of more than 3,200 satellites that will be packed much closer together than 1,0 m once the constellation fills out.

Mentioned as: Amazon KuiperNarrative PlanDec 14, 2023Project Kuiper prototypes successfully test inter-satellite optical links
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