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Spacecraft operations and ground services.

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Organization	Supplies / hosts	Linked projects	Relationship records	Latest disclosure
CompareAIKO	Mission operations · Flight / payload software	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	22 Jun 2023Agenzia Spaziale italiana (ASI)
CompareAmazon Web Services (AWS)	Mission operations · Ground stations & ground segment	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	22 Jul 2021D-Orbit
CompareCPI Vertex Antennentechnik GmbH	Ground stations & ground segment	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	2 Sept 2026KSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)
CompareD-OrbitPayload hosting	Payload integration · Launch integration +2 work types Mission operations · Data services	3 projectsROQuET quantum photonic processor KP Labs Antelope orbital demonstration +1 more projects Planetek AI-eXpress	10 records2 contract / order records included Record coverage 3 project-linked · 7 other supply / hosting records	24 Jun 2025University of Vienna
CompareEnduroSat	Satellite bus · Payload integration +2 work types Launch integration · Mission operations	1 projectAethero Titan	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	16 Apr 2026Aethero
CompareFirefly AerospacePayload hosting	Payload integration · Mission operations +1 work types Lunar payload delivery	1 projectStarcloud	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	30 Sept 2026Starcloud
CompareHENSOLDT	Ground stations & ground segment · Sensors & monitoring	1 projectKIRK	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	19 May 2026KIRK
CompareInstitute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (iQPS)Payload hosting	Payload integration · Mission operations +1 work types Research & feasibility studies	1 projectJAXA D-OBEC / QPS-SAR12	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	Date not supplied
CompareKepler Communications	Satellite bus · Payload integration +2 work types Optical links · Mission operations	0 projects	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	14 Apr 2026European Space Agency (ESA)
CompareKongsberg Defence & Aerospace	Satellite bus · Communications +1 work types Ground stations & ground segment	1 projectKIRK	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	19 May 2026KIRK
CompareKSAT (Kongsberg Satellite Services)	Mission operations · Ground stations & ground segment	0 projects	2 records0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 2 other supply / hosting records	5 Oct 2026Xoople
CompareMagellium Artal Group	Mission operations · Ground stations & ground segment	1 projectAltair-Next Gen	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	30 Apr 2026French Space Agency (CNES)
CompareMBRYONICS	Optical links · Ground stations & ground segment	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	15 Apr 2026Kepler Communications
CompareMuon Space	Satellite bus · Mission operations	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	31 Mar 2026SNC
CompareOHB	Satellite bus · Payload integration +1 work types Mission operations	1 projectKIRK	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	19 May 2026KIRK
ComparePlanet	Satellite bus · Mission operations	1 projectProject Suncatcher	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	4 Nov 2025Google
ComparePlanetek Hellas	Satellite bus · Payload integration +1 work types Mission operations	1 projectPlanetek Hellas OPTISAT	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	Date not supplied
ComparePlanetek Italia	Ground stations & ground segment · Flight / payload software	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	22 Jun 2023Agenzia Spaziale italiana (ASI)
CompareRocket Factory Augsburg	Launch · Ground stations & ground segment	0 projects	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	27 Aug 2026European Space Agency (ESA)
CompareRocket Lab	Communications · Ground stations & ground segment	0 projects	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	18 Aug 2026U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command
CompareSidus Space	Satellite bus · Payload integration +1 work types Mission operations	1 projectLonestar data centers	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	2 Apr 2025Lonestar Data Holdings
CompareSpace Applications ServicesPayload hosting	Payload integration · Mission operations	1 projectKP Labs LeopardISS	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	27 Nov 2025KP Labs
CompareSTAR.VISION (地卫二)	Mission operations · Ground stations & ground segment +2 work types Data services · Technical training & capability transfer	1 projectOman OL-1 Intelligent Computing Satellite	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	11 Nov 2024STAR.VISION (地卫二)
CompareTierra Lunar	Mission operations	1 projectLonestar data centers	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	1 Nov 2023Lonestar Data Holdings
CompareWISeSat.Space Holdings Corp.	Mission operations · Ground stations & ground segment	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	26 Oct 2026SEALSQ Corp

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Aethero Titan

Aethero · Launch planned

Aethero's current platform and company pages and explicit partnership-release update target SpaceX Bandwagon-6 no earlier than Q2 2027. This supersedes its October 2026 and Transporter-19 targets. Launch and commissioning remain unconfirmed.

Altair-Next Gen

Marlan Space / Loft Orbital · Operator-reported onboard AI workload

Further commissioning and measured application-service results for Altair1, plus delivery dates for subsequent satellites.

JAXA D-OBEC / QPS-SAR12

JAXA / iQPS · In-orbit demonstrations

Further results from the selected AI apps and confirmation of continuing demonstration operations; no firm next event date disclosed.

KIRK

KIRK joint venture (Helsing and OHB) · In development — joint venture and consortium announced

Develop the system and disclose a flight configuration and confirmed deployment schedule. The predecessor partnership targeted 2029, but the May and June 2026 announcements do not reaffirm a deployment date.

KP Labs Antelope orbital demonstration

KP Labs · Operator-reported in-orbit demonstration

Check material official mission results or changed availability. No additional dated milestone is established.

KP Labs LeopardISS

KP Labs · Operator-reported orbital experiments

Check material official mission results or changed availability. No additional dated milestone is established.

Lonestar data centers

Lonestar Data Holdings · Demonstration program

First StarVault payload is planned aboard LizzieSat-4 on SpaceX Bandwagon-6, alongside LizzieSat-5, no earlier than April 2027. Timing depends on qualification, integration and launch readiness.

Oman OL-1 Intelligent Computing Satellite

STAR.VISION / Oman · Operator-reported on-orbit operation

Operational commissioning and current service status have not been publicly verified

Planetek AI-eXpress

Planetek Italia / D-Orbit / AIKO · In-orbit operation demonstrated

No dated next mission milestone disclosed; continued application trials and platform development.

Planetek Hellas OPTISAT

Planetek Hellas · Launched experimental mission

Await OPTISAT commissioning and measured SCOT20/onboard-processing results from Planetek Hellas, ESA or TESAT. No dated next milestone disclosed.

Project Suncatcher

Google / Planet · Operator-reported onboard AI inference

Continue in-orbit TPU thermal-stress and radiation tests, followed by the separate twin-satellite interconnect experiment planned for 2027.

ROQuET quantum photonic processor

University of Vienna / CNR-IFN / DLR · In-orbit operation demonstrated

No next mission milestone disclosed in the September 2026 paper.

Starcloud

Starcloud · Demonstration program

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.

Three-Body Computing Constellation

Zhejiang Lab / ADA Space / partners · Satellites launched

Publish group-02 commissioning and onboard computing results. No dated result is established.

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