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What I was not aware of is how many satellites Amazon already has in LEO for it's own Internet service. They've been flying under the radar there it would seen
by dwd 6mo ago
What I was not aware of is how many satellites Amazon already has in LEO for it's own Internet service.
They've been flying under the radar there it would seen.
- cmiles8 6mo agoI will be good to have competition for space Internet. It’s unclear though if the market will really support two players. Satellite radio and data quickly ended up consolidating down to one. Amazon is trying to become more vertically integrated but they seem at a structural disadvantage here competing against SpaceX.
- jethro_tell 6mo agoYou might be counting out the value of government and military contracts that might not want to do business with a wild card. SpaceX is killing it because the US government gives them a bunch of contracts, but if stability is slightly more important than cost or speed, amazon has a contender.
- sanex 6mo agoThey "only" have about 250 but they're authorized for 3000. They just bought a satellite company this week though that might boost the numbers a bit.
- sota_pop 6mo agoIt came to my attention recently how many TOTAL objects currently exist in LEO. And that a study said that due to light deflection of these objects, that the earth’s night sky is an average of 10% brighter than it was in 1980s… although I generally am excited by technological advancement, that fact (if true) made me feel somewhat melancholy.