The demand for broadband connectivity is running a bounce in the satellite constellations in the Earth’s orbit. Leo systems offer low-oppression links and ability to connect undersked communities to remote areas. Amazon’s project Kuper and SpaceX’s Starlinks head this wave. Geekwire noted that each Kuper launch is another important step towards SpaceX’s Global Starlink Network “, and Amazon” is joining the growing list of companies “, seeking challenging the starlink in the rapidly developed Leo Broadband Arena. Indeed, the filing shows that Amazon hopes that Kuper will start serving by 2025.
Project Kuper’s ambitious launch plan
According For Amazon, the Kuper project is now moving forward in full deployment. It first blows up two prototype satellites at the end of 2023, and started production on 28 April 2025. Satellites A United Launch Alliance (ULA) rider on the Atlas V rocket. The Kuper is aimed at around 3,200-satellite planetarium, and Amazon has pre-book dozens of heavy launch to make it. For example, Kuper will “require more than 3,200 satellites for Space.com reports … Atlas V, Ula’s Valcon, Blue Origin’s new Glenn of Blue Origin and 83 launch on Arian 6 rockets of Arianspace”. Amazon also received three spacex in December 2023 Falcon 9 Launch. These multi-pridear launch contracts (cost of several billions) aims to spread schedule risk and ensure that the constellation of the Kuper is distributed on time.
Heroic The customer is expected to start service at the end of 2025, running its schedule. To complete the date, it has reserved dozens of launch slots on Atlas V, Ula’s new vulcan, New Glenn of Blue Origin, Ariaan 6 of Arianspace and even SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets. These commitments ensure that the required satellites will launch quickly to complete the deployment milestone of Amazon.
Global competition in Leo Broadband
SpaceX’s Starlink has already led more than 7,600 satellites in the class. SpaceX has launched dozens of starlinks this year to expand coverage. Meanwhile, the goal of rivals is even higher: Chinese state -backed Guovang project plans about 13,000 satellites, and Shanghai -led “Hazar Pal” (Kianfan) network about 14,000. Spacenews mentions that these Chinese launched the “Advance (China’s) ambitious Leo Network for rival Starlinks and other global systems”. This underlines the worldwide build-outs that Leo Broadband is developing into an important new domain of internet infrastructure.