Research & feasibility studies

Research, environmental assessment and technical feasibility participation; not a spacecraft procurement.

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Organization	Supplies / hosts	Linked projects	Relationship records	Latest disclosure
CompareEdge Aerospace	Research & feasibility studies	1 projectESA Space Cloud Phase I	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	5 May 2026European Space Agency (ESA)
CompareEdgeCortix	Processors / accelerators · Research & feasibility studies	0 projects	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	12 May 2025Defense Innovation Unit
CompareIBM Research GmbH	Research & feasibility studies	1 projectESA / IBM Space-based Data Centres study	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	Date not supplied
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
CompareKP Labs	Research & feasibility studies	1 projectESA / IBM Space-based Data Centres study	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	Date not supplied
CompareNebula Compute, Inc.	Research & feasibility studies	0 projects	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	2 Nov 2023AFWERX
CompareSpire GlobalPayload hosting	Payload integration · Research & feasibility studies	0 projects	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	16 Dec 2021Kepler Communications
CompareStar Catcher Industries	Power · Research & feasibility studies	0 projects	2 records2 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 2 other supply / hosting records	15 Dec 2025AFWERX
CompareTelespazio	Research & feasibility studies	1 projectCognitive Cloud Computing in Space for Earth Observation (3CS4EO)	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 1 project-linked · 0 other supply / hosting records	Date not supplied
CompareThe Aerospace Corporation	Satellite bus · Research & feasibility studies	0 projects	1 record0 contract / order records included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	Date not supplied
CompareUnibap	Data services · Research & feasibility studies	0 projects	1 record1 contract / order record included Record coverage 0 project-linked · 1 other supply / hosting records	20 May 2021European Space Agency (ESA)

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Cognitive Cloud Computing in Space for Earth Observation (3CS4EO)

ESA / Telespazio · Feasibility study completed

ESA's EOCognitiveLab mission incorporates 3CS4EO work. No 3CS4EO flight deployment is announced.

ESA / IBM Space-based Data Centres study

ESA / IBM Research GmbH · Completed 2022–2024 study

Closed study. Check only for an explicitly linked follow-on award or publicly released simulator.

ESA Space Cloud Phase I

Edge Aerospace / European Space Agency · Contracted study

Study results and any funded follow-on; no exact completion date or committed flight disclosed.

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.

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