{"id":1674,"date":"2025-11-14T02:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/starlink-rival-project-kuiper-rebrands-to-amazon-leo\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T02:22:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:22:53","slug":"starlink-rival-project-kuiper-rebrands-to-amazon-leo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/starlink-rival-project-kuiper-rebrands-to-amazon-leo\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlink rival \u2018Project Kuiper\u2019 rebrands to Amazon Leo"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/amazon-leo-announcement-hero.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After several successful launches this year, Project Kuiper has its official name: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/amazon-leo\/project-kuiper-becomes-amazon-leo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Leo<\/a>. It\u2019s a nod to the term Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), which refers to orbits at an altitude of 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) or less. That\u2019s the region where Amazon\u2019s constellation of 153 satellites orbit. The original code name referred to the Kuiper Belt, an asteroid belt in the outer solar system past Neptune.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Amazon plans to launch over 80 missions containing some 3,000 spacecraft. Leo has had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboutamazon.com\/news\/innovation-at-amazon\/project-kuiper-satellite-rocket-launch-progress-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six launches so far<\/a>, including three launches using SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets with a total of 72 satellites on board. Amazon\u2019s main rival in this space is SpaceX\u2019s Starlink, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/802509\/starlink-launches-10000th-internet-satellite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently launched its 10,000th satellite<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Amazon is promising Leo will help \u201cextend fast, reliable internet to those beyond the reach of existing networks,\u201d much like Starlink has attempted to over the past several years. Starlink (and Amazon) may be able to achieve that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22435030\/starlink-satellite-internet-spacex-review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">under the right circumstances<\/a>, and addressing a lack of good internet in many areas is an admirable goal. However, launching tens of thousands of satellites into orbit could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/space\/657113\/starlink-amazon-satellites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduce some major issues<\/a>, like an excessive amount of debris, increased risk of collisions in orbit, and heightened danger for manned missions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several successful launches this year, Project Kuiper has its official name: Amazon Leo. 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