orbit

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SpaceX and Blue Origin see a big future for data centers in orbit, hoping to tap in to solar power to satisfy the facilities’ immense power needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Amazon was supposed to have some 1,600 satellites in orbit by July 2026, according to its license with the Federal Communications Commission.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Canada’s MDA has a $1.1 billion contract with Globalstar as its prime contractor on the low Earth orbit constellation, which Globalstar operates and Apple uses for its own satellite connection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

In January, Amazon asked the Federal Communications Commission to give it another 24 months to meet a July deadline to launch the first half of its 3,232-satellite system to orbit, citing delays from launch providers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

When I found that the ship, if it had been at minimum distance, would already be in planetary orbit awaiting some word from me, I had another shock.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin