Launch provider · United States
Blue Origin has applied to the FCC for up to 51,600 orbital data center satellites, to be routed through its separate TeraWave network. The filing discloses no power, compute or mass per satellite and sets no launch date, and NASA has objected on safety and coordination.
Stage 1 of 7: Concept
It filed an FCC application for up to 51,600 satellites on 19 Mar 2026; no prototype or launch date is announced.[1]
What the stage means: Plans, filings or designs with no ODC hardware built or flown.
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Bezos: gigawatt training clusters in space within 10 to 20 years
Italian Tech Week.
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TeraWave announced: 5,408-satellite LEO and MEO network
Communications, not compute; deployment from Q4 2027.
Source: CNBC
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Project Sunrise FCC application: up to 51,600 satellites
Requested waivers of milestone and bond rules citing early design stage.
DoneConfirmed
NASA objects to Project Sunrise at the FCC
NASA asked for more transparency, rigor and coordination.
Source: Advanced Television
Targets as the organisation stated them. When a date moved, every move is listed with its source; a narrower window is shown as a narrowing.
Q4 2027
TeraWave deployment begins (the backhaul Sunrise depends on)[1]
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Whether Blue Origin names a Sunrise prototype or launch date, and how the FCC handles the NASA objection.
| Figure | Value | Confidence and source |
|---|---|---|
| FCC filing, maximum satellites | 51,600 satellites | Confirmed[1][2] |
| TeraWave satellites (communications) | 5,408 satellites | Reported[1] |
Jeff Bezos (founder) · Dave Limp (CEO)
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Origin Sunrise (this page) | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | Q4 2027: TeraWave deployment begins (the backhaul Sunrise depends on) |
| Agnikul and NeevCloud | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | End of 2026: Pilot launch (300 to 350 kg unit) |
| Anthropic | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | None announced |
| Apex | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | 2027: Sophia Space TILE demo on an Apex Nova bus |
| Atomic-6 | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | None announced |
| CASC / CAST | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | 2027: Experimental 10 kW-class computing satellite (about 1,000 kg) |
| Comospace group | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | Mar 2027: Two-satellite high-power in-space compute demonstration |
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