The #night #sky in 2023.

This shocking #photography was obtained from #Montana (#USA) over 17 minutes. It reveals the crazy number of #satellites orbiting the #Earth. Most of them are #StarLink (from #SpaceX / #Musk) and aim at providing internet to some remote places.

StarLink is not the only project for space-based #internet: there are also #Kuiper (#Amazon), #oneWeb, #Iris2 (@EU_Commission), etc... which will send even more satellites into #space

#Astronomy

Credits: Matt C. Jackson

Vodafone to use Amazon’s LEO satellite network to extend 4G/5G https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/2023/sep/06/vodafone-amazon-leo-satellite-network-extend-4g-5g/ #vodafone #amazon #kuiper #space #satellites #5g #mobile #telecoms #news #tech #technology

🛰️ Project #Kuiper seeks to deploy 3,236 broadband satellites, partnering with United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin for launch services.

The new satellite-processing facility in #Florida will handle final preparations and launch, transforming the state into an aerospace innovation hub.

🌍 Amazon's global ambition for Project Kuiper goes beyond connectivity. With satellite mass production starting in Washington, the goal is to build a satellite network rivaling SpaceX's #Starlink.

Who me? Maybe I am kind of a big deal~

(Art by @damntazzle)

#Macro #Kuiper

#Spatial #Pollution

Amazon fait avancer son projet #Kuiper (internet par satellite concurrent de Starlink et de OneWeb/Eutelsat)

construction en cours de leur bâtiment à Cape Canaveral

prévoir plein de tirs de fusées
(59 lanceurs Blue Origin et ULA pré-commandés) comme si on n'avait pas déjà assez pollué l'air et aussi l'orbite basse (600 km, soit plus haut que l'ISS et légèrement plus que Starlink)

source photo : https://eu.floridatoday.com/picture-gallery/tech/science/space/2023/07/21/photos-amazon-unveils-kuiper-satellite-processing-facility-ksc/12280538002/

Amazon is getting ready to launch a lot of broadband satellites - Enlarge / Artist's illustration of Amazon's Kuiper satellite processing... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1955951 #unitedlaunchalliance #kennedyspacecenter #vulcanrocket #broadband #florida #amazon #kuiper #space

#Amazon plant mit #Kuiper sein eigenes Satellitennetz: https://derchotv.de/2023/07/20/kuiper-amazon-plant-eigenes-satellitennetz/

If you have a height advantage on Kuiper, don’t flaunt it too much.

You might end up losing it~

#Kuiper #Micro #Shrinking

(Art by @KingKuga)

So after reading a bit more about the #BlueOrigin engine mishap, this is what we know:

1) ULA: ULA has already received the two BE4 engines needed for the inaugural launch of #vulcan.
This mishap will have no impact on the launch date of Vulcan.

2) Blue Origin: The engine in question had previously failed an ATP (Acceptance Test) and was reworked.
After static firing the engine, the engine exploded thus failing the ATP a second time (and last time).

Failing ATP's is not uncommon, especially when you're ramping up production. It's better to fail an ATP than cause a failed launch.

According to Tory Bruno, this is not a big issue and is not uncommon. It's more about scrap rate than anything.

#gospace #space #ULA #BE4 #kuiper

#Kuiper… sheesh.

Athletics Athletics Athletics… *sighs*

"A consortium of European satellite companies announced a proposed constellation to provide global communications for the European Union. The satellite constellation will be able to offer global coverage from low-Earth #orbit. The EU's goal is to have the satellites ready for launch by 2027 as a way to guarantee communications security and to lessen reliance on services such as SpaceX's #Starlink or Amazon's Project #Kuiper." https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/europes-major-satellite-players-line-up-to-build-starlink-competitor

As megaconstellations grow, scientists become concerned with their impacts on astronomy https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/04/megaconstellations-effects-on-astronomy/ #telescopes #astronomy #featured #starlink #hubble #kuiper #oneweb #other #leo

As megaconstellations grow, scientists become concerned with their impacts on astronomy
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/04/megaconstellations-effects-on-astronomy/

Since their initial launch in 2019, SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites have become infamous for photobombing… The post As megaconstellations grow, scientists become concerned with their impacts on astronomy appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
#Featured #Other #astronomy #Hubble #Kuiper #LEO #OneWeb #Starlink #telescopes

@sundogplanets #paperchasers running
experiments at the expense of human lives without any oversight or regulation #starnet
#starlink #kuiper #oneweb #china #spaceX #amazon #telesat #leoSat & co

Die Heldin des #OceanRace2023 ist für mich Rosalin #kuiper. Ihren 2½ Stunden Reparatur an heftig schwankender Mastspitze hat #TeamMalizia zu verdanken, dass sie die Etappe überhaupt segeln konnten.

Years from now- when @SpaceX 's #Starlink and @amazon's #Kuiper are deployed- is this still a viable tactic for population control? Will these companies be required to comply with this kind of restriction?
#Punjab #India #InternetShutdow #Khalistan

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/world/asia/india-punjab-internet-shutdown-amritpal-singh.html

Projects like Amazon's #Kuiper make the probability a #Kessler orbital ablation event ever greater.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/03/23/1070187/amazon-project-kuiper-launch/

#Reuters 📆 March 14 #Amazon plans to #launch its first #internet #satellites 🛰️ to #space in the first half of 📆 2024. The 2024 deployment target would keep Amazon on track to fulfill a regulatory mandate to launch half 🌗 its entire #Kuiper network of 3,236 satellites by 📆 2026.https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/amazon-targets-2024-launch-first-kuiper-internet-satellites-2023-03-14/

#Reuters #Amazon plans to #launch its first #internet #satellites 🛰️ to #space in the first half of 📆 2024. The 2024 deployment target would keep Amazon on track to fulfill a regulatory mandate to launch half 🌗 its entire #Kuiper network of 3,236 satellites by 📆 2026.https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/amazon-targets-2024-launch-first-kuiper-internet-satellites-2023-03-14/

Amazon unveils terminals for its Starlink rival https://www.telecomstechnews.com/news/2023/mar/15/amazon-unveils-terminals-for-its-starlink-rival/ #amazon #kuiper #satellite #rural #telecoms #broadband #news #tech #technology