Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink

The Manila Times

Amazon launches first Kuiper internet satellites, taking on Starlink  The first 27 satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet-from-space network that will rival SpaceX's Starlink.  The satellites are the first of 3,236 that Amazon plans to send into low-Earth orbit for Project Kuiper, a $10 billion effort unveiled in 2019 to beam broadband internet globally for consumers, businesses and governments — customers that SpaceX has courted for years with its powerful Starlink business.   UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE / REUTERS  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #amazon #kuiperstallites

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00:00T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, we have ignition, 2, 1.

00:11Ignition and full thrust, 5 good SRVs.

00:14And liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket,

00:18carrying satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper Internet Constellation.

00:22Marking the start of a new chapter in low Earth orbit satellite connectivity.

00:25View is now on closed loop control, engaging first throttle sequence.

00:30And we've completed our pitch program.

00:34Engine operating parameters continue to look good.

00:39And we've successfully completed our roll program.

00:43Hydrologs continue to operate nominally.

00:47Mach 1, Atlas V is now supersonic.

00:50Body rates continue to look good.

00:54Engine continues to operate as expected.

00:57Drodling back up.

00:58You are hearing Sarah Bailey, Glasgow, providing launch vehicle ascent data.

01:05We are now 7 miles in altitude, moving at 1,700 miles an hour.

01:10Now passing 1 minute into flight.

01:16Vehicle continues to pass through the center of the rain track as expected.

01:19And we have good.

01:22SRBs continue to operate nominally.

01:27Throttling down.

01:28Engine continues to burn as expected.

01:33Body rates continue to look good.

01:36Vehicle is now one half of its liftoff weight.

01:39Max Q passing through maximum dynamic pressure.

01:41Coming up on SRB burnout.

01:47And we have good indication of SRB burnout.

01:4910 seconds from SRB jettison.

01:51Drodling back up.

01:52And we have good indication of jettison of all five SRBs.

02:01Engine continues to burn normally.

02:05We are now 32 miles in altitude, moving at 4,000 miles an hour.

02:09We just heard confirmation of the solid rocket booster jettison.

02:11These additional motors augmented the thrust at liftoff to give Atlas rocket.

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