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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| Project / associated organization | Organization | Role | Component / service scope | Commitment / supporting evidence |
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| StarcloudStarcloud | Quindar | Supplier | Planned deployment and operation of Quindar cloud-native mission-management software aboard Starcloud orbital data centers, using Starcloud-1 and Starcloud-2 for telemetry and operational insights. Planned deployment and operation of Quindar cloud-native mission-management software aboard Starcloud orbital data centers, using Starcloud-1 and Starcloud-2 for telemetry and operational insights. Details & project milestonesPlanned deployment and operation of Quindar cloud-native mission-management software aboard Starcloud orbital data centers, using Starcloud-1 and Starcloud-2 for telemetry and operational insights. Issuer announcement describes future deployment and validation. It does not establish completed installation, demonstrated autonomous operation, a procurement order or disclosed contract value. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 30 Oct 2026. | PartnershipSource ↗ |
| StarcloudStarcloud | Firefly Aerospace | Host | Payload integration · Mission operations · Lunar payload delivery Firefly announced a commercial payload agreement to host Starcloud’s SC-1L AI processor on Elytra during Blue Ghost Mission 3, targeted no earlier than 2028. After the lunar-surface mission, SC-1L is planned to process… Details & project milestonesFirefly announced a commercial payload agreement to host Starcloud’s SC-1L AI processor on Elytra during Blue Ghost Mission 3, targeted no earlier than 2028. After the lunar-surface mission, SC-1L is planned to process Solux vision data in lunar orbit and send results to Earth. Firefly identifies Starcloud as its commercial payload customer. Price, processor configuration, compute capacity, launch vehicle and exact launch date are undisclosed. Lunar deployment and computing remain prospective; Elytra is designed for up to five years in lunar orbit. NASA’s separate CLPS lunar-surface contract is not the value or buyer of this agreement. Disclosed buyer: Starcloud. Associated organization: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 2 Oct 2026. | Contract / order disclosedSource ↗ |
| StarcloudStarcloud | SpaceX | Supplier | Optical links Order for 50 Starlink Mini Laser optical terminals for integration across more than 25 Starcloud satellites. Details & project milestonesOrder for 50 Starlink Mini Laser optical terminals for integration across more than 25 Starcloud satellites. Historical operator-post record of an order for optical terminals. The September 30 audit could not reread the original post because access returned HTTP403; the exact quantity and fleet scope remain subject to primary-source revalidation. Contract value, delivery cadence and first equipped spacecraft are undisclosed. The one-year orbital timing was an expectation, not delivery evidence. Disclosed buyer: Starcloud. Associated organization: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 25 Sept 2026. | Contract / order disclosedSource ↗ |
| StarcloudStarcloud | Star Catcher Industries | Supplier | Power Supplier-reported power-purchase agreement for future optical power supply to Starcloud's computing constellation. Details & project milestonesSupplier-reported power-purchase agreement for future optical power supply to Starcloud's computing constellation. Star Catcher's March 31, 2026 case study explicitly says Starcloud has signed a PPA and links back to their June 10, 2025 strategic partnership. March 31 is the evidence publication day, not a disclosed signature date. Treat this as the current commitment in the same relationship; a distinct additional instrument is not established. Price, power quantity, activation date and receiving mission are undisclosed. No power delivery to Starcloud-1 or Starcloud-2 is established. Disclosed buyer: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 27 Sept 2026. | Contract / order disclosedSource ↗ |
| StarcloudStarcloud | NVIDIA | Supplier | Processors / accelerators NVIDIA accelerated-computing platform used for Starcloud orbital AI compute infrastructure. Details & project milestonesNVIDIA accelerated-computing platform used for Starcloud orbital AI compute infrastructure. Technology-use relationship disclosed by NVIDIA and quoted by Starcloud; purchase terms and order volume are not disclosed. Excluded from contract-award counts. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 25 Sept 2026. | PartnershipSource ↗ |
| StarcloudStarcloud | Crusoe | Supplier | Flight / payload software · Data services Crusoe Cloud deployment and cloud operation on a planned Starcloud satellite. Details & project milestonesCrusoe Cloud deployment and cloud operation on a planned Starcloud satellite. Late-2026 launch and early-2027 customer access were targets; value, committed customer capacity and exclusivity are undisclosed. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026. | PartnershipSource ↗ |
| StarcloudStarcloud | Astro Digital US, Inc. | Supplier | Satellite bus Astro Digital designed, built and delivered the Corvus-Micro+ spacecraft platform for the Starcloud-1 demonstrator. Details & project milestonesAstro Digital designed, built and delivered the Corvus-Micro+ spacecraft platform for the Starcloud-1 demonstrator. Issuer presentation dated September 25, 2026 identifies the delivered Starcloud-1 platform and a 1.5-year development cycle. This is a historical supplier-role reconciliation, not a new contract award. Legal buyer, contract instrument/value and future mission allocations are not established; presentation date is not an inferred announcement date. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 30 Sept 2026. | Role confirmedDisclosure date not suppliedSource ↗ |
| StarcloudStarcloud | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Supplier | Compute & storage Operator-announced AWS Outposts hardware deployment on Starcloud-2. Details & project milestonesOperator-announced AWS Outposts hardware deployment on Starcloud-2. Primary executive announcement of intended hardware use; commercial instrument and value are undisclosed. October 2026 is a target, not launch confirmation; exact post date unresolved. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Starcloud. Starcloud: Demonstration program Next project milestone: Starcloud-2 commercial follow-on: late-2026/October launch targets in partner and executive announcements, with limited customer access and full operation targeted by 2027. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. Evidence checked 26 Sept 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 |
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| ↳ Lunar payload delivery | ||||||||
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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.