---
type: entity
entity_type: protocol
name: TeraWave
parent_organization: Blue Origin
domain: space-development
status: announced
---

# TeraWave

**Type:** Satellite constellation (communications layer)
**Parent:** [[blue-origin]]
**Status:** Announced January 2026
**Architecture:** 5,408 satellites designed for enterprise-grade connectivity
**Performance:** Up to 6 terabits per second
**Strategic positioning:** Communications/relay layer beneath [[project-sunrise]] compute layer

## Overview

TeraWave is Blue Origin's satellite constellation designed to provide the data pipe for space-based compute infrastructure. Unlike consumer broadband constellations, TeraWave is explicitly positioned as enterprise infrastructure — the network layer in a vertically integrated stack that includes launch (New Glenn) and compute (Project Sunrise).

## Architecture

The TeraWave + Project Sunrise architecture is disclosed as two separate layers:
- **TeraWave:** Communications/relay layer (data pipe)
- **Project Sunrise:** Compute layer (processing)

This separation mirrors AWS's approach of building comprehensive platform layers rather than optimizing individual services.

## Timeline

- **2026-01-XX** — TeraWave announced by Blue Origin
- **2026-03-19** — Project Sunrise FCC filing submitted (compute layer)
- **2026-03-20** — NASASpaceFlight coverage of TeraWave in context of New Glenn manufacturing acceleration

## Strategic Context

TeraWave represents Blue Origin's entry into the satellite constellation market, but with a different value proposition than Starlink or OneWeb. Rather than direct-to-consumer connectivity, TeraWave is infrastructure for space-based compute — "space AWS" rather than "space internet."

## Sources

- NASASpaceFlight, March 20, 2026: "Blue Origin ramps New Glenn manufacturing cadence and unveils TeraWave connectivity ambitions"