Amazon’s satellites launch gets approval from US FCC. Moreover, Amazon’s plan for a fleet of 3,236 communications satellites won the backing. Of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman. Who said he had asked fellow commissioners to approve the venture.
“Satellite constellations like this aim to provide high-speed broadband service. To consumers in the U.S. and around the world”. Ajit Pai said in a tweet on Friday. Pai added that he had called for conditions on the proposed service by Amazon subsidiary Kuiper Systems without specifying them.
Furthermore, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wants to launch the small satellites in low orbits to provide internet coverage. In a similar venture, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) founded by Elon Musk, has launched more than 480 out of planned 12,000 satellites; in October 2019, the company sought permission for launching additional 30,000 to the orbits.
Amazon last year called Kuiper “a long-term project that envisions serving tens of millions of people who lack basic access to broadband internet.”.
Jeff Bezos is currently ranked as the World’s richest man overtaking Bill Gates.
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