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Starcloud Orbital Data Center

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Solar-powered data center spacecraft with Nvidia GPUs for in-orbit AI compute.

Track Starcloud Orbital Data Center
Manufacturer
Starcloud
Form factor
space
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active

Overview

Solar-powered data center spacecraft with Nvidia GPUs for in-orbit AI compute. Starcloud-2 launching October 2026 with Blackwell chips. Designed to launch from Starship.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Series A (reported, Mar 2026)

$170 million led by Benchmark and EQT Ventures at a $1.1 billion valuation; $200 million raised in total, per TechCrunch.

First satellite (reported, Mar 2026)

Launched in November 2025 carrying an Nvidia H100.

Next spacecraft (reported, Mar 2026)

Starcloud 2 is planned with an Nvidia Blackwell chip and an AWS server blade.

Starcloud 3 design (reported, Mar 2026)

A 200 kilowatt, three-ton spacecraft sized for SpaceX Starship's PEZ dispenser.

Data & sources

News coverage

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Starcloud Orbital Data Center. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Starcloud Orbital Data Center.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/30/starcloud-raises-170-million-series-ato-build-data-centers-in-space/

Common questions

What is Starcloud Orbital Data Center?
Solar-powered data center spacecraft with Nvidia GPUs for in-orbit AI compute. Starcloud-2 launching October 2026 with Blackwell chips. Designed to launch from Starship.
How much does Starcloud Orbital Data Center cost?
Starcloud Orbital Data Center's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Starcloud Orbital Data Center from Starcloud. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Starcloud Orbital Data Center actually deployed in the real world?
Starcloud Orbital Data Center is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Starcloud Orbital Data Center?
Starcloud Orbital Data Center is made by Starcloud, based in Seattle, Washington, USA, founded in 2024.
Can you buy Starcloud Orbital Data Center?
Starcloud Orbital Data Center is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Starcloud Orbital Data Center?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to Starcloud Orbital Data Center include Chang'e Lander, Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle, ION, Mira.
How does Starcloud Orbital Data Center compare to Chang'e Lander?
Starcloud Orbital Data Center and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. Starcloud Orbital Data Center has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Starcloud Orbital Data Center a top space?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Starcloud Orbital Data Center ranks in roughly the top 62% of space models tracked by the registry.
What is Starcloud Orbital Data Center's maturity stage?
Starcloud Orbital Data Center is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Starcloud Orbital Data Center deployed?
No verified deployments of Starcloud Orbital Data Center are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Starcloud Orbital Data Center safe?
Starcloud Orbital Data Center has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Starcloud Orbital Data Center.

Recent coverage

Starcloud Orbital Data Center in third-party press

NVIDIA joins a $250M funding round for AI data centers in orbit

Aug 28, 2026

GeekWire 200 update: New unicorns and a hardware surge remake our list of top Pacific NW startups

Jun 25, 2026

Riding the orbital data center wave

May 6, 2026