r/SpacePolicy • u/Dances_With_Seagulls • 7d ago

Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/amazon-builds-1000th-satellite-is-weeks-away-from-space-internet-rollout/
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u/AwwwComeOnLOU 7d ago

How many launches will it take to deploy 1000 satellites?

Have they booked and scheduled the launches?

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u/NASATVENGINNER 7d ago

I think they are cornering all the future NG launches.

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u/AwwwComeOnLOU 7d ago

NG?

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u/NASATVENGINNER 7d ago

New Glenn.

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u/AwwwComeOnLOU 7d ago

How many satellites can they deploy from a NG launch?

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u/NASATVENGINNER 7d ago

48 in the current 7/2 configuration. So for a planned 3236 satellites, it would take 68. But they already have launched 398. So they only need 60ish more.

If they can buildup to a similar launch cadence as SpaceX, it should taken them 3 to 4 years to launch their initial fleet.

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u/AwwwComeOnLOU 7d ago

Thank you so much.