Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos already compete on satellite launch contracts for their respective rocket companies, SpaceX and Blue Origin.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches two demonstration satellites in February 2018 from Vandenberg Air Force Base for the company's planned constellation. SpaceX's constellation could see competition from Amazon.
But while Amazon is the latest to join an already crowded field, analysts say the company’s deep pockets give it a good chance to edge out established competitors. Amazon’s initiative, known as Project Kuiper, centers on a constellation of as many as 3,236 satellites in low-Earth orbit, according to filings with the International Telecommunication Union. That United Nations agency allocates satellite orbits and global radio spectrum and develops technical standards to help connect networks around the world.
That’s the same thinking behind other small-satellite constellations under development by SpaceX, Canadian satellite operator Telesat and OneWeb which counts British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Group as an investor.
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