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Starcloud SC-1
Starcloud demonstration satellite carrying a GPU for orbital AI data-center testing.
Made by Starcloud
Covered in 2 articles · July 2026
Coverage
Jul 1, 2026
One GPU in Orbit, a Million Satellites on Paper: Inside the Orbital Data Center Filing Arms Race
Since Starcloud flew the first H100 last November, SpaceX, Blue Origin, Starcloud, and a five-month-old startup have filed with the FCC for constellations totaling more than a million satellites. The physics hasn't moved as fast as the paperwork.
Jul 1, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 12 min read
May 10, 2026
Orbital Compute in 2026: What Has Flown, What Is Slideware, and What the Physics Allows
Hardware has reached orbit and SpaceX has filed for a million-satellite constellation. Thermal physics, launch cadence, and bandwidth still push gigawatt orbital AI to post-2030, at best.
May 10, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 15 min read