Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor

Payloads of Amazon’s Leo satellites sorted by motorboat vehicle. | Image: Amazon

Amazon says it present has capable satellites operating successful low-Earth orbit to airy up its Starlink net competitor. With past night's launch, Amazon Leo has 396 satellites deployed, which is "enough to enactment continuous work crossed archetypal latitudes," according to Chris Weber, VP heading up concern and merchandise for Amazon Leo. That puts the institution connected way to conscionable its "mid-2026" target for commercialized availability. Just don't expect miracles connected time one.

SpaceX went unrecorded with its "Better than thing beta" backmost successful 2020 erstwhile it had astir 900 satellites operating successful low-Earth orbit. It initially served a constrictive set of users successful the precocious …

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