Orbital Data Center Programs
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| Three-Body Computing Constellation (Zhejiang Lab) | Research lab | Pathfinder constellation | 6 | Two satellites report an 8-day continuous laser link | 10 computing satellites this year (2 launched by October) | Not disclosed | ||
| PowerBank and Smartlink AI (Orbit AI) | Startup | Concept | 1 | Genesis-1 launch claimed (company release; unverified) | 5 to 8 more satellites | Not disclosed | ||
| Hanwha Systems space AI data center plan | Prime contractor | Concept | 1 | Group plan announced: KRW 55T by 2040, about KRW 20T to Hanwha Systems | 64 SAR satellites operational (data source for the orbital data center) | Not disclosed | ||
| Supersmartcompute (Super Intelligent Computing-1) | Startup | Own satellite flown | 5 | Super Intelligent Computing-1 launched on Kinetica-1 Y18 with 8 other satellites | Advance large-scale constellation deployment | Not disclosed | ||
| Axiom Space Orbital Data Center | Startup | Payload demo flown | 4 | ODC Nodes 1 and 2 launched on Kepler Tranche 1 | AxODC Node ISS (petabyte-class, optical link) delivered to the ISS | Not disclosed | ||
| Spacebilt | Supplier | Payload demo flown | 4 | Leads AxODC Node ISS design with Axiom | AxODC Node ISS delivery | Not disclosed | ||
| Firefly Aerospace (lunar-orbit compute host) | Launch provider | Concept | 1 | Starcloud signed for lunar-orbit AI computing demo on Blue Ghost Mission 3 (Elytra) | Blue Ghost Mission 3 launch carrying SC-1L | Not disclosed | ||
| Muon Space (Condor-Ultra bus) | Supplier | Concept | 1 | Condor-Ultra platform unveiled | Condor-Ultra pathfinder delivery | Not disclosed | ||
| ASCEND study (Thales Alenia Space-led) | Consortium | Funded study | 2 | Results: feasible if a launcher about 10x less emissive over its life cycle is developed | Continue the feasibility study to consolidate results | Not disclosed | ||
| ADA Space Star Compute | Startup | Pathfinder constellation | 6 | Departure ceremony for the first 8 Group 02 satellites | Deploy Group 02 and Group 03 computing satellites | Not disclosed | ||
| OrbitsEdge | Startup | Ground prototype | 3 | Syntilay and Copernic first orbital mission announced for early 2026 | Approximate | Edge1 first orbital mission | Not disclosed | |
| CASC and CAST space computing plan | Prime contractor | Concept | 1 | CASC plan via CCTV: gigawatt-class space digital-intelligence infrastructure | Experimental 10 kW-class computing satellite (about 1,000 kg) | Not disclosed | ||
| Orbital Chenguang (Beijing space data center) | Startup | Own satellite flown | 5 | Pre-A+ round led by Yuande Capital (amount undisclosed) | First computing constellation and key technologies | Not disclosed | ||
| SpaceX orbital compute (with xAI) | Launch provider | Concept | 1 | Starship Flight 14 reaches orbit and deploys 26 Starlink V3 satellites | First orbital compute satellites | Not disclosed | ||
| Shanghai Xingshu Tiansuan constellation | Startup | Concept | 1 | First-constellation design unveiled at WAIC | First satellite, Fuxi-1 | Not disclosed | ||
| Lonestar Data Holdings | Startup | Payload demo flown | 4 | NASA Ames Space Act Agreement | First StarVault storage payload on Sidus LizzieSat-4 (Bandwagon-6) | USD 5 million | ||
| Ramon.Space | Supplier | Ground prototype | 3 | Expanded Ingrasys partnership for orbital data center infrastructure | Fly early samples | Not disclosed | ||
| Space String (Space.IDC Computing Constellation) | Startup | Own satellite flown | 5 | Agricultural Bank of China and ICBC sign RMB 5B credit lines each | G1 verification satellite (11.5 kW compute payload) | Not disclosed | ||
| Space Compass (NTT and SKY Perfect JSAT) | Startup | Payload demo flown | 4 | Selected for JAXA Space Strategy Fund, up to JPY 23.5B through March 2031 | Launch HummingSat GEO optical relay | Not disclosed | ||
| Reflex Aerospace (Orbital-1 platform) | Supplier | Concept | 1 | Exclusive design-and-development agreement with Orbital | Launch Orbital-1 | Not disclosed |
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