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type: entity
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entity_type: protocol
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name: TeraWave
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parent_organization: Blue Origin
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domain: space-development
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status: announced
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---
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# TeraWave
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**Type:** Satellite constellation (communications layer)
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**Parent:** blue-origin
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**Status:** Announced January 2026
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**Architecture:** 5,408 satellites designed for enterprise-grade connectivity
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**Performance:** Up to 6 terabits per second
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**Strategic positioning:** Communications/relay layer beneath project-sunrise compute layer
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## Overview
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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).
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## Architecture
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The TeraWave + Project Sunrise architecture is disclosed as two separate layers:
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- **TeraWave:** Communications/relay layer (data pipe)
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- **Project Sunrise:** Compute layer (processing)
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This separation mirrors AWS's approach of building comprehensive platform layers rather than optimizing individual services.
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## Timeline
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- **2026-01-XX** — TeraWave announced by Blue Origin
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- **2026-03-19** — Project Sunrise FCC filing submitted (compute layer)
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- **2026-03-20** — NASASpaceFlight coverage of TeraWave in context of New Glenn manufacturing acceleration
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## Strategic Context
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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."
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## Sources
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- NASASpaceFlight, March 20, 2026: "Blue Origin ramps New Glenn manufacturing cadence and unveils TeraWave connectivity ambitions" |