United States · Orbital compute demonstration
This project focuses on testing computing hardware in orbit.
Titan is Aethero’s planned FRAME-15 computing mission with EnduroSat, following smaller demonstrations. Its NxA-ECM payload uses NVIDIA Thor silicon. EnduroSat supplies the bus and mission services; spacecraft peak power is specified at 3.4 kW. A separate Star Catcher PPA concerns Aethero’s future network expansion.
Aethero · Launch planned
Scope: Shared computing & storage · A shared computing or storage platform, or a program developing that infrastructure. Classification describes intended use, not operating capacity.
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Advertised peak spacecraft capacity; does not establish sustained IT power, delivered power or an in-orbit measurement.
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Primary source ↗Figures retain their disclosed units and scope. Launched hardware does not establish demonstrated performance; targets may change. Not disclosed means no figure in the reviewed sources.
FRAME-15 satellite, payload integration, licensing, launch procurement and mission operations for Titan.
Mission supplier role is explicit; the direct legal purchasing entity, contract value and full commercial terms are not disclosed.
Announced 16 Apr 2026 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Aethero deploys next-generation in-orbit computing on EnduroSat FRAME-15 (opens in a new tab)NVIDIA Thor silicon identified in Aethero’s NxA-ECM module for Titan.
Disclosed component technology, not evidence of a direct NVIDIA purchase or co-development agreement. Intermediary and commercial terms are unknown.
Announced 16 Apr 2026 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Aethero deploys next-generation in-orbit computing on EnduroSat FRAME-15 (opens in a new tab)Manual review with evidence gaps 30 Oct 2026. Compared current Aethero mission pages and both partnership accounts. Added the planned mid-inclination LEO route and named distribution modules. IT load is undisclosed. Launch remains planned and arithmetic precision and throughput qualifiers remain unresolved. Primary body last observed 23 Oct, 06:42 UTC. Source monitoring: ongoing. Source collection and substantive profile review are separate checks. Plans and dates may change.
Aethero and EnduroSat mission announcement (opens in a new tab)Verified announcements and milestones linked to this project, newest first.
Aethero’s undated platform page lists Bandwagon-6 in Q2 2027 for Titan, while other Aethero pages retain Transporter-19 in Q1 2027. Separately, it retrospectively reports that Deimos validated software updates, onboard inference and edge training. It supplies no experiment dates or quantitative results.
On 28 August 2026, EnduroSat announced progressive integration of NVIDIA Jetson Orin, Jetson AGX Thor and IGX Thor into its FRAME buses, with Space-1 Vera Rubin on the future roadmap. The release named Aethero Titan as its first manifested Jetson Thor deployment. Aethero subsequently revised Titan to SpaceX Transporter-19, no earlier than Q1 2027.
Star Catcher PPA announced; activation is expected over coming years. Titan’s October target was reaffirmed.
October launch target follows demonstrations described only as 2024 and early 2026.
Aethero’s updated Titan partnership page identifies SpaceX Transporter-19 and replaces its original October 2026 target with no earlier than Q1 2027. The planned mission pairs Aethero’s NxA-ECM payload with EnduroSat’s FRAME-15 platform.
