Overview
- The FCC filing outlines a sun-synchronous constellation at 500–1,800 kilometers that would host in-space compute for AI workloads.
- Satellites would use optical intersatellite links and rely on Blue Origin’s planned TeraWave broadband network for ground connectivity, with Ka-band limited to telemetry, tracking and control.
- Blue Origin pledges debris and brightness mitigation and commits to deorbit each spacecraft within five years of end of life.
- The company provides few technical details and, according to reporting, has not yet filed with the ITU as analysts question the practicality of orbiting data centers.
- The proposal joins a wave of outsized plans including SpaceX’s filing for up to one million compute satellites and Starcloud’s request for as many as 88,000, while Blue Origin has yet to launch TeraWave and has flown New Glenn twice with first TeraWave launches targeted before end of 2027.