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January 21, 2026
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches satellite internet service to rival SpaceX, Amazon
Blue Origin is looking to send the first of TeraWave's 5,408 satellites into space in the fourth quarter of 2027.
TL;DR
- Blue Origin plans to launch 5,408 satellites for its TeraWave communications network.
- TeraWave is designed for enterprise, data center, and government users, offering speeds up to 6 terabits per second.
- The network will utilize satellites in low Earth orbit and medium Earth orbit.
- Satellite deployments are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2027.
- Blue Origin enters a competitive market dominated by SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon's Leo service.
- Amazon has already deployed 180 satellites for its Leo network and plans a constellation of 3,236.
- Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000 and believes it will one day be bigger than Amazon.
- Blue Origin recently achieved a milestone with the first successful launch of its New Glenn rocket.
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