{"id":17572,"date":"2021-04-07T17:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T09:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-leases-new-125000-square-foot-complex-in-seattle-area-as-starlink-satellite-operation-grows\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T17:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T09:46:19","slug":"spacex-leases-new-125000-square-foot-complex-in-seattle-area-as-starlink-satellite-operation-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-leases-new-125000-square-foot-complex-in-seattle-area-as-starlink-satellite-operation-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX leases new 125,000-square-foot complex in Seattle area as Starlink satellite operation grows"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_613503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-613503\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-613503\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/210407-redmond2-630x319.jpg\" alt=\"Redmond Ridge construction\" width=\"630\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/210407-redmond2-630x319.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/210407-redmond2-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/210407-redmond2.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-613503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist\u2019s conception shows one of the buildings currently under construction at Redmond Ridge Business Park. (Illustration via Kidder Mathews)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX is leasing a 124,907-square-foot building complex that\u2019s under construction in Redmond Ridge Business Park, east of Seattle, according to the latest industrial real estate market report from Kidder Mathews.<\/p>\n<p>Kidder Mathews, which listed the property for lease, says construction is slated for completion this fall.<\/p>\n<p>The construction site, which takes in the business park\u2019s Buildings 4 and 5 and offers up to 300 extra parking places nearby, is just a block away from SpaceX\u2019s existing facilities at Redmond Ridge. Those facilities serve as the headquarters for SpaceX\u2019s Starlink satellite development and manufacturing operation.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, SpaceX aims to provide global broadband internet access via a network of thousands of Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit. More than 1,400 satellites already have been launched \u2014 including 60 that were sent into orbit today \u2014 and Starlink has been gradually expanding its \u201cBetter Than Nothing\u201d beta offering.<\/p>\n<p>During this week\u2019s Satellite 2021 LEO Digital Forum, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said there\u2019s no set time frame for moving beyond the beta phase and added that the company still has \u201ca lot of work to do to make the network reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1379851411840593925&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2021%2Fspacex-leases-new-125000-square-foot-complex-seattle-area-starlink-satellite-operation-grows%2F&amp;sessionId=2576f00071f121b11443a4e9f29e64e0c417425d&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782798839894622327=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed, completing SpaceX\u2019s 10th mission this year pic.twitter.com\/c15BveB3QE<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 7, 2021<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The new lease arrangement appears to signal a significant expansion of SpaceX\u2019s Redmond footprint. We\u2019ve reached out to SpaceX and will update this report with anything we hear back.<\/p>\n<p>Kidder Mathews\u2019 pamphlet about the property, just off Northeast Novelty Hill Road, suggests that office and\/or manufacturing facilities can be built to suit the tenant. Building 4 would take in 57,207 square feet, while Building 5 would add 67,700 square feet.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX has been occupying at least three other buildings at Redmond Ridge Business Park, and that\u2019s not the only satellite development center in Redmond: The 219,000-square-foot headquarters for Amazon\u2019s Project Kuiper, which has its own plans for a broadband satellite constellation in low Earth orbit, is a 10-minute drive away at Redmond Commerce Center.<\/p>\n<p>Redmond is best-known in the world of tech as the global headquarters for Microsoft, which happens to be partnering with SpaceX Starlink on its Azure Space cloud computing platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An artist\u2019s conception shows one of the buildings currently under construction at Redmond Ridge Business Park. (Illustration via Kidder Mathews) SpaceX is leasing a 124,907-square-foot building complex that\u2019s under construction in Redmond Ridge Business Park, east of Seattle, according to the latest industrial real estate market report from Kidder Mathews. 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