NASA Objects to Blue Origin’s 51,600 Satellites

NASA objects to Blue Origin’s 51,600 satellites

US space agency NASA has objected to the FCC over Blue Origin’s ‘Project Sunrise’ application to deploy approximately 51,600 satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at altitudes between 500 km and 1,800 km. While supporting commercial innovation, NASA emphasises that the constellation’s scale raises significant safety and sustainability concerns for its human spaceflight and science missions. Source: NASA objects to Blue Origin’s 51,600 satellites

NASA Objects to Blue Origin’s “Project Sunrise” – SatNews

As of today, May 5, 2026, NASA has officially submitted a filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) objecting to Blue Origin’s “Project Sunrise” application. The project, first revealed in […]