Proliferating Satellite Constellations Pose Astronomical and Environmental Challenges  

作　　者：Chris Palmer 

机构地区：[1]不详

出　　处：《Engineering》2024年第5期9-11,共3页工程（英文）

摘　　要：On 6 October 2023,Amazon(Seattle,WA,USA)launched two prototype satellites into low-Earth orbit[1],the inaugural orbiters of Project Kuiper,a constellation of 3236 satellites that will work together to eventually deliver internet to tens of millions of customers worldwide.While Kuiper,named for the belt of ice,rock,and dwarf planets beyond Neptune,is smaller in number than the so-called mega-constellations built by SpaceX(Hawthorne,CA,USA),OneWeb(London,UK),and others,Amazon plans to loft its Kuiper satellites into orbit at a historic pace over the next few years.

关 键 词：AMAZON eventually PLANET 

分 类 号：V474[航空宇航科学与技术—飞行器设计]