Amazon determines the date of the launch of the Kuper project for 27 satellites

Amazon on Thursday set the launch date Send 27 low -Earth satellites In space as part of Quiber project: Wednesday, April 9, 12 pm East time.

The launch will be a big step forward for the project, which launched Amazon Bouada of $ 10 billion Investing in 2019. Now the company is preparing to enter the race to present Satellite internet serviceSpacex currently dominated area StarlinkThat has about 7000 satellites. Amazon plans calls for the publication of 3,200 satellites more than 80 launch operations. The company intends to save Internet service With this technology later this year.

As for Amaz, the launch mission, “Ka-01” or Kuper Atlas 1, will be on the Atlas V United Launch Alliance missile, and will take place at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The company established a Mission page for updates When launching and plans to take off.

Competition may bring internet service on a large scale

The craft space race, which includes Starlink and Amazon and other companies such as Viasatand HyuznitEutelsat and China Spaces-Tail may mean more Internet service in remote and rural areas that have limited wide options. Although Starlink is the leader in space, some of these other companies continue to launch satellites and work to spread a high -speed internet in more markets such as Brazil. With more players on the market, this may mean faster and The Internet is cheaper In more areas, although this actually bears consumers still should be seen.

Mahdi Islam“Amazon is well ready to upgrade against Starlink. “Amazon has made comprehensive agreements to launch with major service providers such as UNITED Launch Alliance (ULA), ArianesPace, Blue Origen and even SpaceX itself, and Kuper’s position as a major competitor because of its extensive infrastructure and large resources.”

He said: “While Starlink is currently enjoying the clear market, it faces an increasing competition from the competitors appointed by prices and grace strategically, specifically from China, which indicates that the market will become more competitive in the near future,” he said.

Islam Al -Harhar said that the Amazon satellite efforts have so far been promising and successful, at least in the stages of the initial model. The company was also testing the Amazon web services in space. “These developments collectively emphasize the entry of the strong Amazon into the Internet of satellite and reflect a positive early momentum in the comprehensive space strategy.”

In addition to how he is against Starlink and other companies, Amazon Satellite launch operations are important in other ways. “The Quiber project is not only related to competition; it is in a critical step towards closing the global digital gap, and he promised to connect a high -speed internet to deprived societies all over the world,” said Islam.