SpaceX plans to design different versions of the orbital data-center satellites for different orbital shells.

SpaceX filed with the FCC for authority to launch a constellation of orbital data-center satellites described as “up to 1 million” satellites.

SpaceX’s FCC filing does not include timeline targets for deploying the proposed orbital data-center constellation.

SpaceX described the proposed orbital data-center system as a high-bandwidth, optically linked constellation of solar-powered satellites designed to provide unprecedented computing capacity to power advanced artificial intelligence models.

Quilty Space director of Government Affairs Kimberly Siversen Burke argues that orbital data centers remain speculative as near-term revenue drivers due to unproven economics, aging chips, latency, and limited use cases such as defense, remote sensing, and sovereign compute.

SpaceX received FCC approval to deploy 7,500 additional Gen2 Starlink satellites while allowing Starlink to operate in more frequencies and waive satellite power limits inside the United States.

xAI’s business includes the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, following xAI’s acquisition of the platform last year.

Funding an orbital data-center constellation has been cited as part of the rationale for SpaceX pursuing an initial public offering.

ST Engineering currently co-owns three Earth observation satellites with the Singaporean government.

ST Engineering presented its roadmap at the Singapore Airshow's Space Summit.

The NeuSAR-2 constellation will provide high-revisit coverage across the equatorial region and deliver high-resolution imaging to support environmental monitoring and disaster response planning.

Tan See Leng is Singapore’s Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology.

ST Engineering plans to launch NEBULA, described as Singapore’s first pathfinder demonstrator for advanced inter-satellite laser communications, in the second half of 2026.

ST Engineering plans to launch the first NeuSAR-2 satellite in 2027 and the remaining four by 2030.

Singapore will launch the NeuSAR-2 constellation in collaboration with ST Engineering.

ST Engineering’s planned satellite systems will leverage artificial intelligence to serve customers worldwide.

Low Jin Phang is ST Engineering’s chief operating officer for Defense & Public Security and president for Digital Systems.

ST Engineering revealed a roadmap for launching a constellation of four synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.

Singapore will establish the National Space Agency of Singapore on April 1.

The start of Booster 19 prelaunch test preparations signals continuity of Starship ground test activities in 2026.

Prelaunch testing for Starship boosters normally precedes cryogenic proof tests and, in later phases, static fire engine tests.

Starbase in Texas is the SpaceX site where development and testing operations for the Starship program are concentrated.

The initiation of prelaunch testing preparations for Booster 19 indicates the vehicle has passed initial assembly and inspection stages.

Booster 19 is a Super Heavy booster prototype that is part of the Starship launch system.

Booster 19 is part of a numbered sequence of prototypes that reflects SpaceX’s iterative build-test-modify approach.

The Super Heavy first stage is designed to provide the thrust necessary for liftoff of the complete Starship vehicle.

SpaceX posted on X on February 1, 2026 an update showing Booster 19 during preliminary activities and indicating the vehicle is preparing to begin prelaunch testing.

SpaceX’s prelaunch activities for boosters include structural verifications, onboard systems checks, and integration tests with ground infrastructure.

Parsimoni’s App Store project was developed with support from the European Space Agency.

When integrated with the OHB Hellas Orbital HPC, the joint solution is intended to provide a foundation for scalable and reusable in-orbit software services.

SpaceOS is a standard operating system designed specifically to securely host and manage shared software payloads in orbit.

The Parsimoni Satellite App Store is powered by SpaceOS.

OHB Hellas and Parsimoni are partnering to develop a secure, sovereign in-orbit software platform.

The first commercially offered solution from the collaboration will combine Parsimoni’s App Store project and the OHB Versal Orbital HPC.

The collaboration aims to enable more capable, secure, and adaptable space systems that support software-defined satellites and in-orbit services.

SpaceOS enables multiple applications with strong isolation, security, and efficient resource utilization when hosting in-orbit software payloads.

The first commercial solution will be offered in conjunction with OHB’s Fire and Cloud Detection apps.

OHB Hellas’ Orbital HPC hardware solution will be combined with the Parsimoni Satellite App Store in the joint initiative.

OHB Hellas and Parsimoni announced their collaboration on February 2.

The K-LEO constellation is a flagship national initiative designed to strengthen Korea’s sovereign defense capabilities and ensure secure, resilient communications and data services for national security operations.

Hanwha Systems and MDA Space will assess how MDA AURORA’s flexible, software-defined architecture can support Hanwha in addressing evolving mission requirements and maximizing operational efficiency for K-LEO.

The collaboration between Hanwha Systems and MDA Space aims to enable robust, scalable satellite solutions for the K-LEO defense program.

Mike Greenley is the chief executive officer of MDA Space.

Jae-il Son is the chief executive officer of Hanwha Systems.

Hanwha Systems and MDA Space signed a memorandum of understanding to explore collaboration on the development of Korea’s sovereign Low Earth Orbit defense constellation (K-LEO).

MDA Space will provide its AURORA software-defined digital satellite technology as part of collaboration activities with Hanwha Systems for the K-LEO program.

MDA AURORA is characterized as a secure, dual-use software-defined satellite technology intended to deliver mission-critical flexibility, performance, and resilience for national defense networks.

SpaceX filed with the US Federal Communications Commission for regulatory approval to launch a constellation of up to one million satellites intended to support orbital, solar-powered data centres.

SpaceX previously requested permission for up to 42,000 Starlink satellites before rolling out the network.

Land-based data centres are consuming ever-larger amounts of electricity as AI models increase in size and complexity.