Space Data Centers Database
Search and compare space data center projects and related orbital computing demonstrations, including developers, technical specifications, suppliers, agreements and milestones. Follow each commitment to its original announcement.
Catalog: 98 projects. 13 proposal / study · 35 development · 13 launched · 20 demonstrated · 4 operating · 10 historical · 3 uncertain. These are project classifications, not spacecraft counts or verified commercial capacity.
37 projects classified as launched, demonstrated or operating: 29 reviewed, 8 with review limits or awaiting review. Each project appears in one classification.
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Linked view: IMAGIN-e.
1–2 of 2 relationship records. Each row is one underlying record, including records linked to several projects. Roles and agreement evidence are separate.
| Project / associated organization | Organization | Role | Component / service scope | Commitment / supporting evidence |
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| IMAGIN-eThales Alenia Space | Unibap | Supplier | Processors / accelerators · Avionics / integrated electronics SpaceCloud iX5 supports IMAGIN-e payload control, synchronization, data routing and selected image-processing functions aboard the ISS. Details & project milestonesSpaceCloud iX5 supports IMAGIN-e payload control, synchronization, data routing and selected image-processing functions aboard the ISS. Mission-specific hardware involvement, not evidence of a new procurement award. The source does not identify whether this implements the existing 2023 Thales SpaceCloud order. A separate compute unit handles higher-throughput processing. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Thales Alenia Space. IMAGIN-e: In-orbit operation demonstrated Next project milestone: Clarification of mission continuation and additional applications after the January 2026 operating report. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 20 Oct 2026. | PartnershipSource ↗ |
| IMAGIN-eThales Alenia Space | Microsoft | Research participant | Flight / payload software Microsoft Azure Orbital SDK framework used with the Thales-built IMAGIN-e payload. Details & project milestonesMicrosoft Azure Orbital SDK framework used with the Thales-built IMAGIN-e payload. Joint technology demonstration, with no disclosed procurement buyer, project value or commercial utilization. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Thales Alenia Space. IMAGIN-e: In-orbit operation demonstrated Next project milestone: Clarification of mission continuation and additional applications after the January 2026 operating report. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026. | PartnershipSource ↗ |
Supplier work coverage by category
Distinct projects with a disclosed supplier or host in each work category. Investors, research participants and other partnership roles are excluded from supplier coverage. Click a count to see the matching projects. Columns overlap; do not add them together.
| Component / service | Contract awarded | Supplier selected | Development agreement | Launch capacity reserved | Preliminary agreement | Partnership | Any supplier | No supplier |
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| ↳ Satellite bus | ||||||||
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| Compute & storage | ||||||||
| ↳ Storage payload | ||||||||
| ↳ Processors / accelerators | ||||||||
| ↳ Photonic computing components | ||||||||
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| ↳ Radiators / cooling | ||||||||
| Communications | ||||||||
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| Launch | ||||||||
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| Operations | ||||||||
| ↳ Mission operations | ||||||||
| ↳ Ground stations & ground segment | ||||||||
| ↳ Deployable structures | ||||||||
| ↳ Payload industrial design | ||||||||
| ↳ Flight / payload software | ||||||||
| ↳ Data services | ||||||||
| ↳ Electric propulsion | ||||||||
| ↳ Avionics / integrated electronics | ||||||||
| ↳ In-space manufacturing | ||||||||
| ↳ Spacecraft protection systems | ||||||||
| ↳ Attitude control components | ||||||||
| Sensors & monitoring | ||||||||
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| ↳ Lunar payload delivery | ||||||||
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| ↳ Cloud capacity & advisory | ||||||||
| ↳ Technical training & capability transfer | ||||||||
| Research & feasibility studies |
Technical specifications retain the source’s original units and evidence status. Hardware counts, compute rates and power are not equivalent; launched hardware does not establish demonstrated performance. Supplier counts include suppliers and hosts only, reflect current filters and cover this directory, not the entire market. “No record” means no disclosure captured; it does not mean the work is unawarded. Latest developments use source dates, not routine review or collection dates.