Amazon is launching cloud service to capture data from satellites
Summary
Amazon s cloud businessis launching a satellite connection service, marking the companys first public move into space-related hardware and a continuation of its efforts to support the growing industry.The companys AWS Ground Station unit is building a network of 12 satellite facilities around the world, Amazon announced on Tuesday, planning to begin operations by the middle of next year."Today, we are giving satellite customers the ability to dynamically scale their ground station antenna use based on actual need.Spire operates more than 30 ground stations already but expects Amazons platform will offer faster speeds at lower costs.The companys satellites have multiple sensor on board, which track ships and airplanes, as well as gather atmospheric data to forecast weather.