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Blue Origin announces TeraWave, a LEO/MEO constellation with 5,408 optically linked satellites targeting 6 Tbps aggregate and 144 Gbps per customer
Blue Origin unveiled TeraWave, a satellite constellation designed for enterprise, data center, and government customers. The system comprises 5,280 LEO and 128 MEO satellites with optical interconnects, offering 6 Tbps aggregate capacity and symmetrical up-to-144 Gbps links. Deployment begins Q4 2027. Unlike consumer-focused constellations, TeraWave emphasizes redundancy, point-to-point connectivity, and service-level agreements for mission-critical users.
- TeraWave targets approximately 100,000 enterprise customers across aviation, defense, manufacturing, and data center sectors.
- All 5,408 satellites are optically interconnected, eliminating ground-routing hops and enabling efficient backbone traffic.
- Symmetrical bandwidth (equal upload and download) differentiates TeraWave from existing LEO broadband services and is critical for enterprise backups and cloud replication.