Amazon to launch its first internet satellites in late 2022
与Space X正面交锋 亚马逊计划在2022年底发射首颗互联网卫星
E-commerce giant Amazon aims to launch its first Project Kuiper internet satellites in the fourth quarter of 2022, the company has announced. With Project Kuiper, Amazon aims to build a network of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit to provide high-speed internet to anywhere in the world. The company filed a request with the FCC to launch and operate its first two prototype satellites, called KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2.
亚马逊周一宣布，该公司的目标是在2022年四季度发射其第一颗“Project Kuiper”互联网卫星。
亚马逊向美国联邦通信委员会提交了一项发射和运行两颗原型卫星（KuiperSat-1和KuiperSat-2）的请求。亚马逊表示，这两颗卫星将由ABL Space公司的RS1火箭发射。
