Europe · Shared orbital computing platform
This project focuses on a shared computing platform in orbit.
D-Orbit reported completing Nebula’s 23-application orbital test campaign on ION SCV 003 in October 2021 using Unibap SpaceCloud hardware. The tests mainly used preloaded imagery, with some ION sensor data. D-Orbit currently markets containerized application hosting and onboard processing on ION; current active capacity and utilization are not disclosed.
D-Orbit · Flight demonstration completed; services offered
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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Preflight supplier specification distributed across CPU/GPU/FPGA/VPU. Precision is unspecified and no in-orbit benchmark is claimed. The host launch is separately corroborated; this is not current aggregate ION capacity.
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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.
Unibap iX20 hosted edge-computing payload listed aboard launched ION manifest.
Distinct from 2021 iX5-100 Wild Ride row. Commissioning, throughput and procurement terms undisclosed.
Announced 1 Oct 2026 · Evidence checked 8 Oct 2026
D-Orbit Unibap iX20 launch manifest (opens in a new tab)Falcon 9 launch of ION SCV 003, the Wild Ride host carrying Nebula computing.
Confirmed launch-provider role for the multipurpose host. The buyer and launch price are not inferred; unrelated hosted payloads are outside this compute record.
Announced 30 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
D-Orbit ION Satellite Carrier launches on Falcon 9 (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipSpaceCloud communications-software application participation in the Wild Ride Nebula demonstration.
Named experiment contributor, not a disclosed paid capacity customer or procurement award. The launch release does not confirm completion of every planned application test.
Announced 16 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Unibap SpaceCloud maiden-flight hardware disclosure (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipHyperspectral compression application participation in the Wild Ride Nebula demonstration.
Named experiment contributor, not a disclosed paid capacity customer or procurement award. The launch release does not confirm completion of every planned application test.
Announced 16 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Unibap SpaceCloud maiden-flight hardware disclosure (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipAI geospatial application participation in the Wild Ride Nebula demonstration.
Named experiment contributor, not a disclosed paid capacity customer or procurement award. The launch release does not confirm completion of every planned application test.
Announced 16 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Unibap SpaceCloud maiden-flight hardware disclosure (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipFDL/Trillium application collaboration, including Worldfloods in the Wild Ride Nebula demonstration.
Named experiment contributor, not a disclosed paid capacity customer or procurement award. The launch release does not confirm completion of every planned application test.
Announced 16 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Unibap SpaceCloud maiden-flight hardware disclosure (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipMachine-learning application participation in the Wild Ride Nebula demonstration.
Named experiment contributor, not a disclosed paid capacity customer or procurement award. The launch release does not confirm completion of every planned application test.
Announced 16 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Unibap SpaceCloud maiden-flight hardware disclosure (opens in a new tab)SpaceCloud iX5-100 flight computer and flight software delivered for the Wild Ride Nebula experiment.
Delivered supplier role is explicit. The direct purchasing entity, contract value and continuing service arrangement are not disclosed.
Announced 16 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Unibap SpaceCloud maiden-flight hardware disclosure (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipVideo and image compression application collaboration in the Wild Ride Nebula demonstration.
Named experiment contributor, not a disclosed paid capacity customer or procurement award. The launch release does not confirm completion of every planned application test.
Announced 16 Jun 2021 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Unibap SpaceCloud maiden-flight hardware disclosure (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipResearch and application collaboration, not a paid procurement or current service-capacity commitment.
Announced Publication date not supplied · Evidence checked 31 Oct 2026
Unibap Wild Ride mission applications (opens in a new tab)Named software provenance reported by Unibap. No direct D-Orbit purchase, license price or procurement instrument is established.
Announced Publication date not supplied · Evidence checked 31 Oct 2026
Unibap Wild Ride software provenance (opens in a new tab)Research participant
Program organization: D-Orbit
PartnershipSource-attributed research collaboration, not a separate hardware supply order or guarantee that every original objective completed.
Announced Publication date not supplied · Evidence checked 31 Oct 2026
Unibap Wild Ride WorldFloods collaboration (opens in a new tab)AMD CPU and GPU components in Unibap's SpaceCloud iX5-100 flight computer aboard D-Orbit's ION Wild Ride mission launched June 30, 2021.
Flight-hardware provenance confirmed by the payload provider. Direct procurement parties, order date and value are not disclosed. The source page is undated, so the launch date is retained in the scope and is not used as an agreement-announcement date. Its 4 TOPS figure covers the heterogeneous system, not AMD silicon alone. This record applies to the Wild Ride configuration.
Announced Publication date not supplied · Evidence checked 29 Oct 2026
Unibap identifies AMD and Intel computing components on the Wild Ride mission (opens in a new tab)Intel Movidius Myriad X vision-processing unit in Unibap's SpaceCloud iX5-100 flight computer aboard D-Orbit's ION Wild Ride mission launched June 30, 2021.
Flight-hardware provenance confirmed by the payload provider. Direct procurement parties, order date and value are not disclosed. The source page is undated, so the launch date is retained in the scope and is not used as an agreement-announcement date. Its 4 TOPS figure covers the heterogeneous system, not the Intel VPU alone. This record applies to the Wild Ride configuration.
Announced Publication date not supplied · Evidence checked 29 Oct 2026
Unibap identifies AMD and Intel computing components on the Wild Ride mission (opens in a new tab)Microsemi FPGA component in Unibap SpaceCloud iX5-100 flight computer aboard D-Orbit ION Wild Ride, launched June 30, 2021.
Flight-hardware provenance is named by the payload provider. Exact FPGA model, direct procurement parties, purchase date, price and measured orbital performance are not disclosed. Microsemi is recorded under its existing parent Microchip organization, whose acquisition completed in May 2018. The undated page supplies the launch event date, not an agreement date.
Announced Publication date not supplied · Evidence checked 29 Oct 2026
Unibap identifies heterogeneous processing hardware on Wild Ride (opens in a new tab)Manual review 31 Oct 2026. Compared the historical Wild Ride mission and test result with current service pages. Added the 500 km starting-orbit and one-year mission designs, storage/software architecture and advertised container/data-federation workflow. Installed memory, power and current service capacity remain unspecified. Compared the October 1 supplier flight account, retaining iX20 sensor-input capability as a held product reference. Last full profile review 15 Oct 2026. Primary body last observed 23 Oct, 06:41 UTC. Source monitoring: ongoing. Source collection and substantive profile review are separate checks. Plans and dates may change.
D-Orbit Space Cloud services (opens in a new tab)Verified announcements and milestones linked to this project, newest first.
D-Orbit lists Unibap iX20 as a hosted edge-computing payload. Commissioning and achieved AI processing are not reported.
D-Orbit currently offers application hosting and onboard processing on ION, including containerized software and AI frameworks.
D-Orbit reported 23 SpaceCloud-compatible applications executed on Wild Ride. The campaign mainly used preloaded imagery plus ION D-Sense data; this is a historical operator-reported result, not current service capacity.
ION SCV 003 launched on Falcon 9; cloud experiments were scheduled after satellite deployment.
Unibap disclosed its iX5-100 hardware, software and application ecosystem for Wild Ride.
