Blue Origin just launched its own TeraWave satellite internet service. This new, high-tech, and highly ambitious service would bring fast, continuous internet access all over the globe. The business’s goal is to enable customers to move huge amounts of data significantly quicker than their competitors. They are particularly keen to beat out Elon Musk’s Starlink, which currently dominates the nascent satellite internet market.
Along with Kuiper, TeraWave marks Blue Origin’s ambitious emergence into the cutthroat world of satellite internet. The company has more than 80 satellites now flying in orbit. It has plans to deploy more than 3,000 additional satellites to provide this new service. Last week alone, Blue Origin was carrying dozens of satellites on a single launch. The milestone represents a major step toward deploying its ambitious plans for a global satellite constellation.
At the same time, in a vividly different direction, Blue Origin made headlines in April for successfully launching a short, 11-minute space flight with an all-female crew. The mission included notable figures such as Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos’ now-wife, singer Katy Perry, and CBS presenter Gayle King. This historic flight focused attention on Blue Origin’s innovation and diversity focus in space exploration, helping to raise the company’s public profile.
Even with these advancements, Blue Origin remains far behind in scale compared to Starlink. It now flies a vastly expanded network of satellites. This physical network infrastructure allows it to provide more robust, more reliable internet access with lower latency connections to users worldwide. Event sponsor TeraWave has its eyes set on helping to accelerate data transfer speeds and access. Blue Origin still hasn’t provided a concrete timeline of when all its low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites will be up and running.
Last month, Blue Origin hit a big milestone. They even became the first to land a rocket booster on a floating platform at sea! This achievement is a testament to the company’s growing capability and expertise in space technology. More importantly, it clears the path for future missions and commercial satellite deployments.