Amazon wants to launch 3236 satellites to connect the world to the internet

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Amazon has formalized Project Kuiper, an initiative to provide broadband internet to tens of millions of people who do not have access to it around the world. For this, the American group is working on sending 3236 satellites in orbit around the Earth.

Project Kuiper is the code name of the program Amazon is working on, sending the trifle of 3236 satellites in low Earth orbit (at three different altitudes) around the Earth, reports GeekWire. The goal: to bring the Internet to a larger volume of people around the world, where other means of accessing the web (mobile network, copper or fiber cable network ...).

Amazon announces Kuiper project to bring broadband internet to tens of millions of people

Kuiper refers to the huge asteroid belt that extends beyond Neptune's orbit. There is still no estimate of the launch date, but we know that the satellites will be positioned on a large amplitude between the 96th parallel north and the 96th parallel south to cover a potential of 95% of the world population .

Amazon has confirmed the information. "Project Kuiper is a new initiative to launch a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, low-speed broadband connectivity to underserved and underserved communities around the world. This is a long-term project that aims to provide tens of millions of people without basic access to broadband internet. We look forward to working with companies that share this vision, "the company said.

Amazon is not the only big group to consider such a project. We reported that SpaceX wants to launch thousands of Starlink satellites to provide Internet access anywhere on Earth. Two prototypes have already been sent into space. We also know that this is in Facebook's plans to launch such satellites, with the same goal.