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Blue OriginQuartz
Active
Ground-station-as-a-service network providing communications, tracking, and telemetry (TT&C) access for satellite operators, built with partner RBC Signals.
Latest update Oct 10, 2026
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Current status
Launched August 13, 2026 with the first three 3.7-meter S-band/X-band antennas installed and tested in Bermuda, New Zealand, and Australia, as part of a nine-site global buildout planned by the end of 2026. On Oct. 8, 2026 Blue Origin said Constellation Park in Hutto will expand Quartz production. Construction start and occupancy dates were not published.
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Specifications4
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Upcoming milestones1
Announced next steps from Blue Origin that mention Quartz.
End of 2026
Expand Quartz to nine ground-station sites globally
Grow the newly launched Quartz ground-station-as-a-service network from its first three live sites (Bermuda, New Zealand, Australia) to nine sites worldwide by the end of 2026, adding larger 9-meter L/S/X/Ka-band antennas at later sites to support GTO, GEO, and cislunar missions alongside the initial 3.7-meter S/X-band stations. Built with partner RBC Signals, which is supporting site surveys, antenna procurement, deployment, and hosting. Reverified September 12, 2026: Blue Origin has not announced a fourth live site, so the count remains three of nine.
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In the news1
Blue Origin launches Quartz global ground station network
Blue Origin said August 13 it has begun a global rollout of Quartz, a new ground-station network for satellite communications, tracking and telemetry, with its first three 3.7-meter S-band and X-band antennas installed and tested in Bermuda, New Zealand and Australia as part of a nine-site buildout planned by year-end. The company built the network with partner RBC Signals, whose existing ground-station business will host the new sites and resell unused capacity to other satellite operators, giving Blue Origin a new infrastructure business alongside its rockets, landers and satellite programs.
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