Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Jeff Bezos, announced on Wednesday that it plans to deploy 5,408 satellites as part of its new satellite internet service called TeraWave.
This new service aims to provide high-speed internet to enterprise, data center, and government users.
The TeraWave network is designed to deliver data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second. The satellites will be positioned in low Earth orbit and medium Earth orbit, which are areas of space between 100 miles and 21,000 miles from the Earth's surface.
Blue Origin expects to begin deploying its satellite constellation in the fourth quarter of 2027.
Bezos is entering a competitive satellite internet market currently dominated by SpaceX's Starlink. Starlink boasts over 9,000 satellites in orbit and approximately 9 million customers.
This makes it the leading player in the satellite internet business.
Amazon, which Bezos founded in 1994, has also made strides in the satellite internet market. Since April 2022, Amazon has launched 180 satellites through partnerships with companies like United Launch Alliance and SpaceX.
The company aims to build a constellation of 3,236 low-Earth satellites for its own internet service.
Bezos has high hopes for Blue Origin. He predicted in a 2024 interview that the company would one day surpass Amazon in size.
Dave Limp, Amazon's former devices chief, is currently the CEO of Blue Origin. Bezos expressed confidence about Blue Origin's potential, stating, "I think it's going to be the best business that I've ever been involved in, but it's going to take a while."
