Amazon to connect Kuiper satellites with laser links to boost space internet network
Publishing timestamp: 2023-12-14 11:28:29
Summary
Amazon has announced that its Project Kuiper internet satellites will include "optical inter-satellite links" (OISLs) or laser links, which will allow the satellites to connect to each other in orbit. This technology, tested successfully during a recent prototype mission, will enable Project Kuiper to operate as a mesh network in space. The use of laser links will improve the speed and latency of the network. Amazon plans to include laser links in the production of its commercial Kuiper satellites, with a network of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit. The company expects to invest over $10 billion in building Kuiper.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/14/amazon-to-connect-kuiper-internet-satellites-with-laser-links.html