#Amazon still has to get its first-generation #Leo #satellite #broadband network into full operation, but it's already won the OK from regulators to move on to the second-generation satellites (and end up putting 7,700 satellites in low Earth orbit). https://www.geekwire.com/2026/fcc-amazon-leo-gen2-broadband-coverage-polar/ #FCC #Space
Jeff Bezos' #BlueOrigin space venture says its proposed 5,408-satellite #TeraWave constellation would offer data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second. But what would this mean for #Amazon - which was also founded by Bezos and is currently ramping up its own #satellite #broadband internet constellation? https://www.geekwire.com/2026/blue-origin-terawave-satellite-network/#Space #Leo #Tech
Reposting for those not bridged to BlueSky, and to add alt-text, because this is important!
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social posted this morning: "The number of active satellites in orbit has now passed the 14000 mark according to my estimates"
@sundogplanets @planet4589.bsky.social
With all this debris soon to come down it's like there has been a war in LEO....
I’ve spent a significant part of my professional life in the satellite industry, and in recent years I’ve been increasingly troubled by the explosion in development and deployment of large constellations of small satellites in low earth orbit (LEO). This excellent (long read) article sets out all the reasons why, especially the effects on launch capacity, frequency spectrum regulation, and avoidance of physical and electronic interference.
paulyd II - the wrath of caro-kann
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