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: 125 projects. 13 proposal / study · 52 development · 15 launched · 22 demonstrated · 6 operating · 14 historical · 3 uncertain. These are project classifications, not spacecraft counts or verified commercial capacity.
43 projects classified as launched, demonstrated or operating: 33 reviewed, 10 with review limits or awaiting review. Each project appears in one classification.
More filters
Linked view: Microchip PIC64-HPSC spaceflight processor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microchip PIC64-HPSC spaceflight processorNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) | Microchip Technology | Supplier | Architect, design and deliver the next-generation HPSC processor under a USD50 million firm-fixed-price development contract Architect, design and deliver the next-generation HPSC processor under a USD50 million firm-fixed-price development contract Details & project milestonesArchitect, design and deliver the next-generation HPSC processor under a USD50 million firm-fixed-price development contract Original three-year development target is historical. Additional Microchip R&D contribution is undisclosed. Contract revenue is recorded here as procurement, not duplicated as a grant or financing transaction. Disclosed buyer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Associated organization: NASA. USD 50,000,000. Firm-fixed-price development contract Microchip PIC64-HPSC spaceflight processor: Operational silicon and early radiation characterization Next project milestone: Publish final qualification results and named mission-specific installations, preserving variant and test conditions This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 4 Nov 2026. | Contract / order disclosedSource ↗ |
| Microchip PIC64-HPSC spaceflight processorMicrochip Technology | SiFive | Supplier | Ten SiFive 64-bit RISC-V cores identified in the current PIC64-HPSC family architecture Ten SiFive 64-bit RISC-V cores identified in the current PIC64-HPSC family architecture Details & project milestonesTen SiFive 64-bit RISC-V cores identified in the current PIC64-HPSC family architecture Named core technology, not evidence of a disclosed procurement price, signing date or flight-specific configuration. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Microchip Technology. Microchip PIC64-HPSC spaceflight processor: Operational silicon and early radiation characterization Next project milestone: Publish final qualification results and named mission-specific installations, preserving variant and test conditions This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 4 Nov 2026. | Role confirmedDisclosure date not suppliedSource ↗ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | ||||||||
| ↳ Electrical power system | ||||||||
| ↳ Batteries | ||||||||
| ↳ Solar arrays | ||||||||
| Spacecraft & integration | ||||||||
| ↳ Satellite bus | ||||||||
| ↳ Payload integration | ||||||||
| Compute & storage | ||||||||
| ↳ Storage payload | ||||||||
| ↳ Processors / accelerators | ||||||||
| ↳ Photonic computing components | ||||||||
| Thermal control | ||||||||
| ↳ Radiators / cooling | ||||||||
| Communications | ||||||||
| ↳ Optical links | ||||||||
| Launch | ||||||||
| ↳ Launch capacity | ||||||||
| ↳ Launch integration | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| ↳ Radiation sensors | ||||||||
| ↳ Lunar payload delivery | ||||||||
| Commercial services | ||||||||
| ↳ 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.