Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of more than 3,000 satellites in low Earth orbit. Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

The Kuiper belt (/ ˈkaɪpər / ⓘ KY-pər) [1] is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System, extending from the orbit of Neptune at 30 astronomical units (AU) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. [2] It is similar to the asteroid belt, but is far larger—20 times as wide and 20–200 times as massive. [3][4] Like the asteroid belt, it consists mai...

Nov 21, 2024 · Project Kuiper is an up-and-coming low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet service provider set to launch more than 3,200 satellites over the next five years to offer internet worldwide. Project Kuiper promises to deliver broadband speeds—which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defined as at least 25 Mbps.

Nov 11, 2024 · Project Kuiper is Amazon’s initiative to provide fast, affordable broadband to communities around the world that are currently unserved or underserved by traditional internet and communications options.

1 day ago · Project Kuiper’s first launch will be the heaviest payload yet for the Atlas V, which will fly in its most powerful configuration. The rocket will include five solid rocket boosters in addition ...

Mar 12, 2025 · The Kuiper Belt is a large, doughnut-shaped region of icy bodies extending far beyond the orbit of Neptune. The Kuiper Belt is home to Pluto and Arrokoth. Both worlds were visited by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.

Mar 20, 2025 · Kuiper belt, flat ring of icy small bodies that revolve around the Sun beyond the orbit of the planet Neptune. It comprises hundreds of millions of objects whose orbits lie close to the plane of the solar system.

Mar 25, 2025 · What Is the Kuiper Belt? The Short Answer: The Kuiper Belt is a ring of icy bodies just outside of Neptune’s orbit. Pluto is the most famous Kuiper Belt Object. The Sun is at the center of our solar system. It is orbited by eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. But what’s past Neptune?

Mar 13, 2025 · The Kuiper Belt is an enormous, donut-shaped volume of space in the outer solar system. While there are many icy bodies in this region that we broadly refer to as Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) or trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), they're fairly diverse in size, shape, and color.

1 day ago · ULA is set to loft the first 27 satellites of the more than 3,200 planned for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband constellation April 9, roughly a year behind schedule as the company races to meet ...