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- Domain: space-development
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2026-04-14 18:12:15 +00:00

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Project Sunrise

Type: Orbital data center constellation
Operator: Blue Origin
Status: FCC filing submitted (March 19, 2026)
Scale: Up to 51,600 satellites
Orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), 500-1,800 km altitude
Architecture: TeraWave optical inter-satellite links, Ka-band ground links
Timeline: First 5,000+ satellites planned by end 2027; full deployment unlikely until 2030s

Overview

Project Sunrise is Blue Origin's proposed constellation of up to 51,600 data center satellites in sun-synchronous orbit. The constellation would use TeraWave optical inter-satellite links for high-throughput backbone communications and Ka-band for telemetry, tracking, and control.

Technical Specifications

Orbital planes: 5-10 km apart in altitude
Satellites per plane: 300-1,000
Primary communications: TeraWave optical ISL mesh
Ground-to-space: Ka-band TT&C
Power: Solar-powered

Stated Rationale

Blue Origin's filing states: "Project Sunrise will ease mounting pressure on US communities and natural resources by shifting energy- and water-intensive compute away from terrestrial data centres, reducing demand on land, water supplies and electrical grids."

Context

Filed 7 weeks after SpaceX's 1M satellite ODC filing (January 30, 2026)
Represents ~22% of total LEO orbital capacity (~240,000 satellites)
Unlike SpaceX's 1M filing, Project Sunrise's 51,600 is within physical LEO capacity limits
SSO altitude (500-1800km) is a harsher radiation environment than Starcloud-1's 325km demonstration
No disclosed thermal management or radiation hardening approach in public filing

Timeline

2026-03-19 — FCC application filed for 51,600-satellite constellation
2027 (planned) — First 5,000+ TeraWave satellites
2030s (projected) — Full deployment timeline per industry sources

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