Blue Origin Seeks Approval For Orbital Datacenters
Blue Origin filed with the US Federal Communications Commission on Thursday seeking permission to launch up to 51,600 datacenter satellites under "Project Sunrise", proposing sun‑synchronous orbits between 500–1,800 km and optical inter-satellite links paired with its planned TeraWave broadband. The company argues solar-powered orbital servers can ease "insatiable demand for AI workloads", while noting it has yet to launch a TeraWave satellite and plans initial TeraWave launches before end of 2027.
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Sources
- Read OriginalBlue Origin applies to launch 51,000 datacenter satellitestheregister.com
- Read OriginalProject Sunrise: Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin to build 51,000-satellite constellationindiatoday.in
