Aerospace

Starcloud

Emerging44% confidenceProfile verified Jul 22, 2026
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A startup building solar-powered orbital data centers, aiming to run AI training and inference in space where solar panels can be up to 8 times more productive than on Earth. Starcloud raised $170 million at a $1.1 billion valuation and launched Starcloud-1 in November 2025 carrying an NVIDIA H100 GPU (100x more powerful than any previously operated in space), becoming the first to train an LLM in space and run a version of Gemini in orbit; Starcloud-2, planned for October 2026, will carry several NVIDIA H100 chips alongside NVIDIA Blackwell platform hardware, with a longer-term plan for an 88,000-satellite constellation delivering AI compute at scale.

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Additional Intelligence Signals

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Sources

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Evidence

3 sources · 59% avg. source confidence

  • Fierce Network — Starcloud becomes first to train an LLM in space, launches Starcloud-162% source confidence
  • Via Satellite / Introl — Starcloud-2 to carry NVIDIA Blackwell hardware, plans 88,000-satellite constellation58% source confidence
  • Daily Galaxy / Data Center Dynamics — Starcloud-1 operational in orbit; 88,000-satellite FCC filing reported56% source confidence

Correlated Activity

Both Starcloud and SpaceX — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (5 recorded changes for SpaceX in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

Both Starcloud and Axiom Space — which it depends on — are showing accelerating Activity at the same time (1 recorded change for Axiom Space in the last 90 days).

Timing correlation only — not evidence of a causal link

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The Story So Far (last 6 months)

Jun 2026: Starcloud becomes first to train an LLM in space, launches Starcloud-1→Jun 2026: Starcloud-2 to carry NVIDIA Blackwell hardware, plans 88,000-satellite constellation→Jul 2026: Starcloud-1 confirmed operational, files for 88,000-satellite constellation→Jul 2026: Starcloud-1 operational in orbit; 88,000-satellite FCC filing reported

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Starcloud's Timeline

A sourced, dated history of Starcloud's key moments — founding to present.

  1. Oct 2025 · Crusoe partners to become first cloud operator in space

    Cloud provider Crusoe announced a strategic partnership to deploy Crusoe Cloud aboard a Starcloud satellite launching in late 2026, aiming to become the first cloud operator to offer limited GPU capacity from space starting in early 2027.

  2. Nov 2025 · Launches Starcloud-1, first LLM trained in space

    Starcloud launched Starcloud-1, carrying an NVIDIA H100 GPU 100x more powerful than any previously operated in space, becoming the first company to train a large language model in space and run a version of Gemini in orbit.

  3. Jul 2026 · Starcloud-1 confirmed operational, files for 88,000-satellite constellation

    Starcloud confirmed Starcloud-1 is in stable 'Nominal Operations' mode with its NVIDIA H100 GPU running in orbit, and filed FCC plans for an approximately 88,000-satellite, ~20 GW orbital data center constellation, with Starcloud-2 (carrying NVIDIA Blackwell hardware) planned for October 2026.