And...
And according to Amazon's Kuiper Site they were originally planning to launch two prototype sats in "early 2023", but an update at the top of the page says now targeting Fall '23. That starts in 3 weeks... anybody aware of if they are even close?
And if those are prototype sats, what are the chances of 1600 hundred birds flying in less than 3 years with needing to finalize the sat design, go into mass production, and the launch services available?
Time for another bet thread??
Amazon is facing a schedule crunch to launch its Kuiper satellites. Its Federal Communications Commission license requires the company to have half the constellation, or more than 1,600 satellites, in orbit by July 2026, and the full constellation in orbit by July 2029.
And according to Amazon's Kuiper Site they were originally planning to launch two prototype sats in "early 2023", but an update at the top of the page says now targeting Fall '23. That starts in 3 weeks... anybody aware of if they are even close?
And if those are prototype sats, what are the chances of 1600 hundred birds flying in less than 3 years with needing to finalize the sat design, go into mass production, and the launch services available?
Time for another bet thread??