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OneWeb and Leosat have exited the LEO broadband field, leaving three remaining contenders: Amazon, SpaceX, and Telesat.

Mentioned as: AmazonTechnical ProductApr 20, 2020Pentagon identifies small launch industry as one of the most impacted by pandemic

Amazon’s Kuiper broadband constellation is planned to include roughly 3,200 satellites.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralMar 10, 2020Satellite operators hint at fear of SpaceX, Blue Origin becoming competitors

Capella Space will rely on Amazon Web Services and Amazon Ground Stations to reduce the time to get imagery and data from the satellite to the ground, process it, and deliver it to users.

Mentioned as: Amazon Web ServicesOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2020Capella unveils radar satellite design

OneWeb plans a 1,980-satellite constellation, Amazon is preparing a 3,236-satellite constellation, and Telesat is designing a roughly 300-satellite broadband network.

Mentioned as: AmazonOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2020SpaceX becomes operator of world’s largest commercial satellite constellation with Starlink launch

Amazon is completing renovation of two leased buildings in Redmond, Washington that will provide Project Kuiper with 219,000 square feet (20,300 square meters) of space for R&D labs, prototype manufacturing facilities, and office and design space.

Mentioned as: AmazonOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2019Amazon moving Project Kuiper team to new R&D headquarters

Amazon will move its Project Kuiper team in 2020 to a permanent research and development headquarters with facilities for designing and testing its planned megaconstellation of broadband satellites.

Mentioned as: AmazonOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2019Amazon moving Project Kuiper team to new R&D headquarters

Project Kuiper is a constellation of 3,236 satellites that Amazon plans to deploy in low Earth orbit for low-latency, high-speed broadband.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative PlanDec 18, 2019Amazon moving Project Kuiper team to new R&D headquarters

Amazon Web Services operates a ground station business that communicates with orbiting satellites.

Mentioned as: Amazon Web ServicesTechnical ProductDec 18, 2019Amazon moving Project Kuiper team to new R&D headquarters

Amazon plans to launch Project Kuiper satellites in five waves with satellites designed to operate for seven years.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2019Amazon moving Project Kuiper team to new R&D headquarters

Amazon must launch at least one Project Kuiper satellite by early 2026 to comply with the seven-year countdown that started in March when it filed with the International Telecommunication Union for Ka-band spectrum.

Mentioned as: AmazonOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2019Amazon moving Project Kuiper team to new R&D headquarters

SpaceX is competing with Amazon, OneWeb, and Telesat, which are also seeking to deploy hundreds or thousands of satellites for global internet access.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative GeneralNov 11, 2019SpaceX launches second batch of Starlink broadband satellites

KSAT USA's KSAT Lite ground station service pushes about 60% of customer data to Amazon Web Services.

Mentioned as: amazon web servicesOrg RelationshipOct 14, 2019Satellite industry slowly embracing the cloud

Atlas Space Operations will support AWS Ground Station within its Atlas Freedom Network, providing customers access to AWS services through Atlas’ cloud-based ground station network.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationTechnical ProductAug 11, 2019Fundamental changes ahead as ground systems prepare for constellations, 5G

AWS Ground Station began offering service at its first two sites in May and plans to operate 12 sites by the end of the year.

Mentioned as: AmazonOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2019Fundamental changes ahead as ground systems prepare for constellations, 5G

Amazon plans for 1,296 Kuiper System satellites to orbit at 610 km and 1,156 satellites to orbit at 630 km.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative PlanJul 8, 2019Amazon lays out constellation service goals, deployment and deorbit plans to FCC

Amazon plans to deploy a 3,236-satellite broadband constellation called the Kuiper System.

Mentioned as: AmazonOrg RelationshipJul 8, 2019Amazon lays out constellation service goals, deployment and deorbit plans to FCC

Amazon plans to launch production Kuiper System satellites to an altitude below the International Space Station to conduct system checks before raising them to their target orbit.

Mentioned as: AmazonOrg RelationshipJul 8, 2019Amazon lays out constellation service goals, deployment and deorbit plans to FCC

Amazon plans to activate Amazon Web Services’ satellite ground station business as part of its Kuiper System infrastructure.

Mentioned as: AWS Ground StationTechnical ProductJul 8, 2019Amazon lays out constellation service goals, deployment and deorbit plans to FCC

Amazon plans for the lowest Kuiper System shell to include 784 satellites orbiting at 590 km.

Mentioned as: AmazonNarrative PlanJul 8, 2019Amazon lays out constellation service goals, deployment and deorbit plans to FCC

The two AWS ground stations in Ohio and Oregon are the first of a planned 12 global ground stations.

Mentioned as: AWSTechnical ProductMay 23, 2019Amazon activates ground station business with first two of 12 stations
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