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Amazon.com has applied to the US Federal Communications Commission for authorization to launch more than 4,500 satellites as part of its aim to offer high-speed Internet to areas across the world where it is now inaccessible. Amazon had indicated that its Project Kuiper program will cost at least $10 billion and would result in the creation of 3,236 satellites.
Late Thursday, it requested authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch 7,774 satellites as part of the scheme. On Monday, Amazon filed a request with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch and operate two prototype satellites by the end of 2022. The satellites will "service families, hospitals, companies, government agencies, and other organizations across the world, especially in geographic areas where dependable broadband is absent," according to Amazon's application. "Although worldwide connection has increased, just 51% of the global population and 44% of the population of developing nations are online," according to the corporate filing.
The FCC authorized the Project Kuiper plan for a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites in 2020, to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink network. Amazon has had a public spat with Musk, accusing him of violating a slew of regulatory regulations. In the private space launch sector, Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, and Musk are competitors. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to SpaceX was challenged by Bezos' Blue Origin, but a judge dismissed the claim on Thursday.
More than 1,700 satellites have been launched by SpaceX. Boeing's proposal to launch and operate 147 satellites to provide high-speed broadband internet access was authorized by the FCC earlier this week. In 2017, Boeing applied to the FCC for permission to launch a V-band Constellation of primarily low-Earth orbit satellites. Boeing said this week that it will stop making planes "Satellite technology will have a multi-orbit future, according to him. As the demand for satellite communications develops, more variety across orbital regimes and frequencies will be necessary to meet individual client needs."
