UPDATE: The launch scheduled for Wednesday has been rescheduled to a future date because of unfavorable weather conditions, according to an announcement made by United Launch Alliance.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: A Atlas V rocket is scheduled to lift off on Wednesday night from Florida. transporting the initial complete set of satellites for Amazon's new Project Kuiper space-based broadband network.
ULA intends to launch the constellation of 27 satellites using an Atlas V rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
A The visual created by United Launch Alliance that was posted through social media platforms indicates that the rocket will be visible along the East Coast as it travels northeastward from Florida's eastern shoreline.
As of early Wednesday morning, the launch window was set for 7-9 p.m. EDT. United Launch Alliance intends to conduct the launch. go live on their YouTube channel .
Assuming the weather conditions are favorable, the company’s launch-visibility chart indicates that the rocket will be visible from Pennsylvania and New Jersey approximately four and a half minutes (270 seconds) post-launch.
“The The first launch for Amazon’s Project Kuiper will utilize a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket. To launch the initial satellites for the constellation into low Earth orbit (LEO)," states the United Launch Alliance on their website. "Project Kuiper represents Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband system."
The objective is to offer swift and dependable internet access globally, particularly to people in areas not served or insufficiently serviced, through a network comprising over 3,200 low Earth orbit satellites.
Project Kuiper marks billionaire Jeff Bezos’sAmazon's entry into the realm of space-based internet services, akin to Starlink from another wealthy entrepreneur Elon Musk’s company SpaceX.
As of March 28, There were 7,135 Starlink satellites in orbit. , according to space.com .
Amazon says it initiated research and development for Project Kuiper in 2018 and intends to launch the broadband service starting later this year.
Project Kuiper is distinct from Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin space-exploration venture, as Amazon points out. The term "Kuiper" refers to the The Kuiper Belt area within our solar system Beyond the eight main planets, as stated by the firm, lies a band composed of frigid, stony cosmic rubble. This region is known as the Kuiper Belt, honoring Dutch astronomer Gerard Kuiper, who is often recognized as the pioneer of contemporary planetary studies, as noted in the statement. aboutamazon.com .
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