Amazon successfully tested their Project Kuiper optical mesh network in low Earth orbit. This mesh network will include laser links on every space satellite in its constellation.
The goal is to maintain 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) links over a distance of nearly 621 miles (1,000 kilometers) for the entire test window. Orbital laser mesh networks (OISLs) enable satellites to transmit data directly to other satellites in a constellation. Every satellite in Project Kuiper will have multiple optical terminals to connect many satellites at once, establishing high-speed laser cross-links that result in a secure, resilient mesh network in space. Amazon expects to launch the first production satellites in 2024.
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With optical inter-satellite links across our satellite constellation, Project Kuiper will effectively operate as a mesh network in space. This system is designed fully in-house to optimize for speed, cost, and reliability, and the entire architecture has worked flawlessly from the very start,” said Rajeev Badyal, Project Kuiper’s VP of Technology.
