Amazon @ Nanosats Database

Name	Amazon
Products Services	Ground Station Network Orbital Data Relay
Constellations	Internet Orbital Data Relay Constellation to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Status: Prototype(s) launched Constellation page at NewSpace Index
Country	US
Established	1994
Funding	Yes
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Oneliner	AWS Ground Station is a fully managed service that lets you control satellite communications, process data, and scale your operations without having to worry about building or managing your own ground station infrastructure.
Notes	Satellite data business is Amazon’s next disruption target, 2018-11-28. Amazon to offer broadband access from orbit with 3,236-satellite ‘Project Kuiper’ constellation, 2019-04-04. Amazon Unveils Project Kuiper Antenna Design, 2020-12-16. Signed contract with ULA for nine launches. Amazon signs massive rocket deal with 3 firms, including Bezos’ Blue Origin, to launch internet satellites. Amazon’s Project Kuiper is in discussions with DoD about the possibility of installing laser communications terminals on some of the company’s internet satellites so they can transfer data from remote-sensing satellites directly into the military’s mesh network in low Earth orbit. Amazon’s Kuiper satellite network forges partnership with Vodafone’s cell networks, 2023-09-06. Amazon adds Falcon 9 to multi-billion-dollar Project Kuiper launch campaign, SpaceNews, 2023-12-01. Project Kuiper confirms 100% success for Protoflight mission, 2023-11-16. Amazon is working toward its first relay demo in May 2025. Market study says Amazon is spending up to $20B on Project Kuiper satellite network, 2024-09-11.
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