On August 11, local time, a US Space Exploration Technology CorporationThe Falcon 9 rocket was launched on the 11th, the American Amazon Company's "Kuiper Project"24 internet satellites sent to low Earth orbit. According to the live broadcast of Space Exploration Technology Company, at 8:35 US Eastern Time on the 11th (20:35 Beijing time on the 11th), the "Falcon 9" rocket carrying 24 satellites was launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida.
Minutes after launch, the first stage of the rocket landed on an unmanned recovery ship in the Atlantic Ocean. At the same time, the rocket's upper stage continued to send 24 satellites to low-Earth orbit.
"Project Kuiper" is Amazon's low-Earth orbit satellite broadband network project. This launch is the fourth launch of the "Kuiper Project", bringing the total number of satellites in orbit of the project to 102. The goal of this plan is to eventually deploy more than 3,200 satellites to provide users with fast and reliable Internet services. U.S. media reported that the "Kuiper Project" will compete with the Space Exploration Technology Corporation's "Starlink" satellite Internet project.
In addition to Falcon 9, Project Kuiper satellites will also be launched using a variety of launch vehicles including Ariane 6 from Arianespace, New Glenn from Blue Origin, and Atlas 5 from United Launch Alliance.
