The Kuiper Project involves the construction of a constellation to bring the Internet from space to areas not covered by terrestrial services.
The engines of the 18 rockets that Amazon will use to send the satellites to orbit will be Italian Kuiper project, which involves the construction of a constellation to bring the Internet from space to areas not covered by terrestrial services. Avio di Colleferro, in the province of Rome, will produce them, specializing in launchers and propulsion applied to launch systems, missiles and satellites.
The leap into the stock market
After the announcement two days ago, the company yesterday recorded a leap in the stock market, with a sudden increase of almost 15% on Tuesday. Avio will produce the boosters (auxiliary engines) for the Ariane rockets which will be made by the French Arianespace. To win the order, the Italian company has developed a new carbon fiber technology that combines lightness and power. A new confirmation of the Italian leadership in the aerospace sector: the company, in fact, already collaborates with ESA and with various private companies.
The Amazon project
The Kuiper on Amazon will have a network of 3,500 satellites, of which over 500 will be launched into orbit by Avio’s engines. The e-commerce giant’s project aims to bring internet connection to all corners of the globe that are still uncovered, even the most difficult to reach. The contract, which includes 18 launches of Ariane 6 over three years, from the European base in Kourou (French Guiana), the largest we have ever signed, said in a statement Arianespace CEO Stphane Isral.
For the 18 jumps it is planned to use the more advanced version of the new great European launcher, the Ariane 64 (A64), and in 16 of the 18 launches it is planned to use a more powerful version of the P120C engines, the P120C +. This puts Amazon in direct competition with SpaceX, whose Starlink network has more than 1,300 active satellites in orbit.
April 7, 2022 (change April 7, 2022 | 16:52)
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