SUPPLIER PROFILE
IBM
Recorded supply and hosting roles
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Project-linked supply & hosting
“Role confirmed” identifies a supplier or host without a separately disclosed contract. Dates refer to disclosures or supporting evidence, not necessarily signing dates. Details includes the role, buyer, qualifications and project milestones.
| Project / organization | Work / contribution | Agreement evidence | Disclosed value | Disclosure date |
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| Altair-Next GenOrbitworks | Named model-technology provenance for the onboard Altair-1 EO/vision application set, as identified by Loft. DetailsRole: Supplier. Provides the hardware or services described in this record. Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Orbitworks The source identifies this role. A separate contract or order is not established by this record. Software model-technology role only. Loft identifies models from this organization among those loaded onboard. No paid procurement contract, individual model allocation, installed compute rating or exclusive partnership is inferred. Evidence checked 31 Oct 2026. Project: Altair-Next Gen Project stage: Operator-reported onboard AI workload Next project milestone: Further commissioning and measured application-service results for Altair1, plus delivery dates for subsequent satellites. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Role confirmed | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
Other partnerships & research roles (2)
These roles are excluded from the supply / hosting and contract-record totals above.
| Project / organization | Work / contribution | Agreement evidence | Disclosed value | Disclosure date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planetek AI-eXpressPlanetek Italia | Planetek identifies IBM as deploying TerraMind.tiny for software-defined satellite services in the AI-eXpress program. Flight / payload software · Research & feasibility studies DetailsFlight / payload software · Research & feasibility studies Role: Research participant Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Planetek Italia This is an explicitly identified program, hardware or research role. No legal procurement buyer, contract signature date, paid order, value or guaranteed service level is disclosed. The partner disclosure does not provide a dated completion result, measured accuracy or a paid software license. Evidence checked 27 Sept 2026. Project: Planetek AI-eXpress Project stage: In-orbit operation demonstrated Next project milestone: No dated next mission milestone disclosed; continued application trials and platform development. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Partnership | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |
| Nebula Nimbus Orbital-Computing R&DNebula Compute, Inc. | Memorandum to pursue Red Hat cloud capabilities in orbit, with later reseller authorization described in the SBIR award abstract. DetailsRole: Strategic partner Disclosed buyer: Not disclosed. Associated organization: Nebula Compute, Inc. The abstract identifies a 2022 MOU, not an executed orbital service, hardware supply order or launch result. Exact announcement day is undisclosed. Evidence checked 26 Oct 2026. Project: Nebula Nimbus Orbital-Computing R&D Project stage: Funded Phase II development Next project milestone: Publish the contracted testing and validation results. The registry lists an award end date of 1 June 2027, not a spacecraft launch date. This is a project target, not a supplier delivery commitment. | Preliminary agreement | Not disclosed | Source ↗ |