The Federal Communications Commission provided a key approval for the launch of Amazon’s new broadband satellite network, allowing the company to compete with Tesla’s Starlink.
The FCC provided its key approval to Amazon’s Project Kuiper on Wednesday, which will finally allow the retail giant to begin launching its network of over 3,200 satellites into low Earth orbit. The company had previously received initial approval in 2020 under the condition that it had a plan in place to manage orbital debris.
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This action “will allow Kuiper to begin deployment of its constellation in order to bring high-speed broadband connectivity to customers around the world,” said the FCC.
The company will be required to submit semi-annual reports on how it is managing and disposing of satellites as they go inert.
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Amazon will launch the first two Kuiper satellites with United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.
The final approval of Kuiper will allow Amazon to compete with Elon Musk and his SpaceX-based satellite broadband network Starlink. Musk’s satellite network has received increased attention in the last year after the billionaire deployed the satellites to Ukraine to provide internet to the country’s resistance fighters. He has also partnered with T-Mobile to use the satellites to provide internet in low-infrastructure areas.
