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The Seattle Times |
Project Kuiper, formed as a part of Amazon in 2019 and based in the Puget Sound region, ultimately plans a constellation of 3,200 satellites that circle the earth at relatively low altitudes.
CNET |
Amazon is planning to launch 27 low-Earth orbit satellites this evening as part of Project Kuiper.
Daily Journal |
With this launch, Amazon is going into direct competition with SpaceX's Starlink and other satellite internet providers.
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Bell Canada, Canada's largest telecommunications company, is reportedly lobbying regulators to not issue millions of dollars worth of subsidies to Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite business. It's the latest in a series of salvos against the world's richest man since he hitched his wagon to President Donald Trump.
Reps. Gerry Connolly and Shontel Brown say there are “considerable red flags” with the use of the Elon Musk-owned internet service.
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Space.com on MSNSpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast (video, photos)SpaceX sent another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida on Saturday night (April 5). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink craft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday at 11:07 p.m. EDT (0307 GMT on Sunday, April 6).
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FOX 5 Atlanta on MSNWhat are those lights in the sky? Starlink satellites explainedA line of glowing lights streaking silently across the night sky left many residents across the Southeast pausing in awe — and confusion.
United Airlines UAL.O said on Monday that the Federal Aviation Administration has approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft type and that the first commercial flight is planned for May. United said the FAA issued a Supplemental Type Certificate for ...
Brazil's telecommunications regulator Anatel authorized Elon Musk's SpaceX to add 7,500 new Starlink satellites to operate in the Latin American nation, the watchdog said on Tuesday.
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Space.com on MSNRussia and China are threatening SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation, new report finds"A future conflict in space could have massive, long-term negative repercussions that are felt here on Earth, as everyone on this planet is a user of space data in some form."
Starlink, the satellite-based internet service provider founded by Elon Musk, has begun its operations in Bangladesh with a trial service. Starlink is being showcased today on the third day of the Bangladesh Investment Summit,