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Blue Origin Files 'Project Sunrise' for 51,600 Orbital Data-Center Satellites as SpaceX Presses FCC for Equal Scrutiny

The FCC is now pressed to judge waiver requests alongside limited technical detail in an increasingly crowded bid for orbital AI compute.

China Files Plans for More Than 200,000 Satellites With the ITU

SpaceX Opens Space Coast’s 2026 With Predawn Starlink Launch, Droneship Landing

SpaceX Launches 21 SDA Transport Layer Satellites to Begin Operational LEO Mesh

SpaceX Launches 28 Starlinks From Florida After Vandenberg Flight, Extending 2025 Cadence