Amazon gets green-light to blow $10bn on 3,000+ internet satellites.
All so Americans can shop more on Amazon
Amazon got the stamp of approval this week from America's communications watchdog to operate thousands of internet-relaying satellites into low Earth orbit.
When exactly they will launch hasn't been set. In fact, the design of the metallic birds are yet to be finalized, according to a report by the FCC. Still, Amazon hopes to deploy 3,236 of the satellites, under the banner Project Kuiper and at a cost of $10bn, to deliver internet connectivity to hard-to-reach areas in the US. The birds will go up in five batches, the first containing 578 sats at which point the service will be switched on.
More: https://www.theregister.com/2020/08/01/amazon_to_fly_578_satellites/