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: 95 projects. 13 proposal / study · 33 development · 13 launched · 20 demonstrated · 4 operating · 9 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: ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platform.
1–4 of 4 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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| ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platformThales Alenia Space | KP Labs | Consortium participant | KP Labs is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. KP Labs is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Details & project milestonesKP Labs is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Named research-consortium participation, not an awarded supplier order. Participant-specific work packages and commercial terms are not disclosed. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Thales Alenia Space. ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platform: Research program completed Next project milestone: Further development of the results under the separate ORION program and future adoption or flight validation. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 26 Oct 2026. | Development agreementSource ↗ |
| ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platformThales Alenia Space | National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest | Consortium participant | Polytechnic University of Bucharest is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Polytechnic University of Bucharest is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Details & project milestonesPolytechnic University of Bucharest is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Named research-consortium participation, not an awarded supplier order. Participant-specific work packages and commercial terms are not disclosed. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Thales Alenia Space. ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platform: Research program completed Next project milestone: Further development of the results under the separate ORION program and future adoption or flight validation. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 26 Oct 2026. | Development agreementSource ↗ |
| ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platformThales Alenia Space | Tarides | Consortium participant | Tarides is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Tarides is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Details & project milestonesTarides is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Named research-consortium participation, not an awarded supplier order. Participant-specific work packages and commercial terms are not disclosed. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Thales Alenia Space. ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platform: Research program completed Next project milestone: Further development of the results under the separate ORION program and future adoption or flight validation. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 26 Oct 2026. | Development agreementSource ↗ |
| ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platformThales Alenia Space | Thales Romania | Consortium participant | Thales Romania is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Thales Romania is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Details & project milestonesThales Romania is named in the Thales Alenia Space-led ORCHIDE consortium developing onboard application orchestration, an SDK and simulation platform. Named research-consortium participation, not an awarded supplier order. Participant-specific work packages and commercial terms are not disclosed. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Thales Alenia Space. ORCHIDE onboard orchestration platform: Research program completed Next project milestone: Further development of the results under the separate ORION program and future adoption or flight validation. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 26 Oct 2026. | Development agreementSource ↗ |
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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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| 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.