Satellite competition begins: Amazon, the new rival to Starlink
Amazon has become a rival to Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX. It was noted that the company, which sent its first test satellites into space in recent days, plans to begin offering service by the end of next year.
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Amazon sent its first test satellites into low Earth orbit on Friday for an internet service it plans as a rival to SpaceX's broadband network.
United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket took off with a pair of test satellites, launching a program that aims to improve global internet coverage with a final constellation of 3,236 satellites around the Earth.
Amazon plans to begin offering service by the end of next year.
THE SATELLITE ERA AT AMAZON
This situation offers a chance to gain more information about how Amazon's network will perform on Earth and in space. It is also considered a test of satellite processing, launch, and mission operations. When the mission ends, Amazon will actively deorbit both of its satellites before they burn up in the atmosphere.
SPACEX SENT ITS FIRST TEST SATELLITES IN 2018
Elon Musk's SpaceX has a significant advantage in terms of timing over Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos, who owns his own rocket company, Blue Origin. SpaceX flew its first test Starlink satellites in 2018 and its first operational satellites in 2019.
Since then, it has launched more than 5,000 Starlink satellites from Florida and California using its own Falcon rockets.
600 SATELLITES TO BE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
Europe's Eutelsat OneWeb company will also launch approximately 600 internet satellites into orbit.