This project focuses on a constellation of satellites for computing in space.
STAR.VISION and Oriental Starlink formally unveiled Space Chord on 25 September 2026, following two validation satellites launched in August. Oriental Starlink leads design and operations; STAR.VISION contributes AI and international cooperation. A later direct-interview article targets the first G1 satellite for 2027. The event report discloses G1/G2/G3 design estimates, a thousand-node roadmap with 2030/2035 reference points, development/launch cooperation and bank credit support. These do not establish tested capacity, funded deployment, booked launch or drawn financing.
Scope: Shared computing & storage · A shared computing or storage platform, or a program developing that infrastructure. Classification describes intended use, not operating capacity.
Up to 60 PFLOPS (FP8)ProposedG1 per-satellite compute-payload design range upper endpointEvidence & scope
Tidenews reports an approximate 40–60 PFLOPS FP8 range based on a reference configuration. This row stores the upper endpoint because the present metric schema has no range fields; neither endpoint is a tested or guaranteed capacity.
Up to 310 PFLOPS (FP8)ProposedG2 per-satellite compute-payload design range upper endpointEvidence & scope
Tidenews reports an approximate 160–310 PFLOPS FP8 range based on a reference configuration. This row stores the upper endpoint because the present metric schema has no range fields; neither endpoint is a tested or guaranteed capacity.
Up to 1,000 PFLOPS (FP8)ProposedG3 per-satellite compute-payload design range upper endpointEvidence & scope
Tidenews reports an approximate 460–1000 PFLOPS FP8 range based on a reference configuration. This row stores the upper endpoint because the present metric schema has no range fields; neither endpoint is a tested or guaranteed capacity.
About 1,000 nodesProposed · 2030 and 2035 roadmap reference points; milestone allocation unresolvedLong-range constellation roadmapEvidence & scope
Original reporting describes a thousand-node vision with 2030 and 2035 reference points. It does not unambiguously allocate a completed quantity to each date or establish procurement.
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.
PROJECT RELATIONSHIPS
Suppliers & project partners
Galactic Energy (星河动力)
Strategic partner
Program organization: Oriental Starlink Space-Time Intelligence
Partnership
Launch
Customized-launch cooperation for Space Chord using Ceres-2 / 谷神星二号.
The event report describes cooperation, not a disclosed reservation or firm launch-services purchase. No mission date, booked capacity, direct buyer, price or exclusivity is established; direct agreement confirmation remains desirable.
Announced 25 Sept 2026 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Program organization: Oriental Starlink Space-Time Intelligence
Partnership
Launch
Customized-launch cooperation for Space Chord using Gravity-1 / 引力一号.
The event report describes cooperation, not a disclosed reservation or firm launch-services purchase. No mission date, booked capacity, direct buyer, price or exclusivity is established; direct agreement confirmation remains desirable.
Announced 25 Sept 2026 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Program organization: Oriental Starlink Space-Time Intelligence
Development agreement
Spacecraft & integration
Joint satellite development with STAR.VISION and Oriental Starlink, as reported at the program launch.
Original event reporting describes a signed joint-development cooperation agreement. Direct agreement text, binding order quantity, procurement buyer, individual deliverables and value are not published in the reviewed evidence.
Announced 25 Sept 2026 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
Program organization: Oriental Starlink Space-Time Intelligence
Partnership
Flight / payload software
Onboard AI capability and international-cooperation support for the first two Space Chord validation satellites.
Oriental Starlink describes program leadership and STAR.VISION contribution, but discloses no procurement contract, value, unit quantity beyond the two named satellites, or follow-on order.
Announced 5 Aug 2026 · Evidence checked 25 Sept 2026
Verify the reported 2027 G1 launch target with an exact mission date, booked launch and on-orbit results; G2/G3 deployment dates remain undisclosed
Manual review with evidence gaps 29 Oct 2026. Compared the official-hosted August validation-satellite report with the accepted launch and September roadmap. Added validation hardware, 300 kg-class spacecraft mass, sensor specifications and attributed response claims. The 400 TOPS rating is retained outside comparison because precision and per-satellite versus pair scope are unclear. G1, G2 and G3 remain proposed designs. Primary body last observed 21 Oct, 18:42 UTC. Source monitoring: unavailable. Source collection and substantive profile review are separate checks. Plans and dates may change.
Exact G1 launch date, launcher, booked capacity and whether the reported 2027 target is funded or contracted; G2/G3 deployment dates remain undisclosed
Drawn amounts, conditions and availability of the reported strategic credit facilities
Procurement buyers, prices, booked launch capacity and hardware quantities
Commercial compute-service terms and validated on-orbit performance
One-to-one mapping of Oriental Starlink 05/06, OSEHS01/02 and international mission aliases; aliases refer to the same first two spacecraft, not additional satellites
Named scope of each general research/industrial partnership
Project updates
Verified announcements and milestones linked to this project, newest first.
Original reporting identifies G1/G2/G3 peak compute-payload design power of 11.5/48/140 kW and approximate FP8 compute ranges of 40–60/160–310/460–1000 PFLOPS. These are reference-configuration design estimates, with 2030 and 2035 roadmap points; generation deployment dates are not fixed.
Tidenews reports Agricultural Bank of China and ICBC strategic credit facilities of RMB5 billion each (RMB10 billion combined), with initial amounts of RMB500 million each. It also names Tianji Zhinao joint development and Galactic Energy / Orienspace customized-launch cooperation. Credit limits are not drawn funding or procurement values.
The event report names UCAS Hangzhou and Xidian Hangzhou research cooperation and agreements with 清微智能、蓝箭鸿擎、东方至远、飞渡科技、环天智慧、微纳星空、中科天算、百度智能云、当红齐天. Individual hardware packages, purchasing relationships and values are not allocated.
STAR.VISION and Oriental Starlink are launching the Space Chord computing constellation as a global commercial program. Two hyperspectral AI validation satellites entered orbit on 5 August 2026, while the partners describe a long-range architecture of more than 1,000 intelligent spacecraft.
An August 6 report hosted by the Hangzhou CPPCC identifies the launched Oriental Starlink 05/06 validation spacecraft as 300 kg class, carrying STAR.VISION-developed Xian AI units, 22 calibrated spectral channels and a 300 km imaging swath. Its 400 TOPS claim does not explicitly resolve arithmetic precision or per-satellite versus pair scope.
A complete 36Kr interview with an Oriental Starlink co-founder says the first G1 satellite is scheduled for 2027. No exact date, launcher, booking, funding status, or completed deployment is disclosed; the quoted 11.5 kW and 40–60 PFLOPS figures remain proposed design estimates already supported by the September 25 event report.
