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Know who is really putting data centers in orbit, what has flown and what is only talk.

Every company and government program working on computing in orbit or on the Moon: what has actually reached orbit, what is funded, what is only filed or announced, the money and people behind each, every dated milestone and every slip, and the numbers that decide whether it can ever beat a data center on the ground. Built for investors, the data center and power companies it competes with, and the suppliers selling into it.

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Data centers in orbit right now

Real output from Spezia, read from the same data the tool uses. Every line links to its source.

Data centers in orbit right nowLive · checked Nov 13, 2026
Programs tracked
37
With hardware in orbit
16
Compute satellites filed for
1,259,600
  • ADA Space and Zhejiang Lab · Three-Body Computing ConstellationHardware in orbit

    A Chinese state-linked constellation of computing satellites. Twenty are in orbit, plus a test satellite for Chinese-made GPUs, against a target of 2,800.

  • Kepler Communications · Optical relay networkSelling service from orbit

    Runs a network of laser relay satellites that also carry GPU compute modules and storage, and says it is selling service to customers now.

  • Google · Project SuncatcherHardware in orbit

    A research program for clusters of solar-powered satellites carrying Google's TPU chips, linked by laser. One prototype built with Planet is in orbit.

  • HPE · Spaceborne ComputerHardware in orbit

    Off-the-shelf HPE servers flown to the ISS with NASA since 2017. They showed ordinary computers can survive launch and run in space for years.

  • Starcloud · Starcloud-1, Starcloud-2 and Starcloud-3Hardware in orbit

    The best-funded startup building data centers in orbit. Its first satellite carried one Nvidia H100; its next pair, with Nvidia Blackwell chips, slipped into 2027. Raised $454 million.

  • Pazhou smart computing satellite constellationHardware in orbit

    A second Chinese computing constellation, reported by the state broadcaster: its first 2 of 24 satellites reached orbit in October 2026. The report does not name the company that runs it.

Every program's people, rounds, milestones, slipped dates and sources, and the cost against the ground, inside.

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Ranked by what can be checked: hardware in orbit first, then money raised and milestones met. A company's own claim is labeled as one inside.

What you get

  • Flown, funded or just filed

    Each program ranked by what can be checked: hardware in orbit first, then money raised and milestones met, with every slipped date counted against it.

  • The money and the people

    Every funding round with its leads and valuation, the founders and executives, and their own words on the record, boosters and skeptics side by side.

  • Can it beat the ground?

    Launch cost per kilogram against the break-even, cost per GPU-hour in orbit and on the ground, power, cooling and radiation, each number with its source.

How it works

  1. 1Open space data centers.
  2. 2Read the programs ranked by what has flown, then open one for its rounds, people and milestones.
  3. 3Check what to watch next, and the economics against the ground.
Everything in it

Everything Ultra opens in the build-out

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  • 1,047projects tracked
  • 43states
  • 408approved or under construction
  • 79with an FAA or EPA record
  • 3,147sources cited

Counted from the public tracker, researched November 9, 2026. How each project is checked

Find the jobs worth a call

Every tracked U.S. project, filtered and ranked for where you work and what you sell.

  • Build-out overview. The U.S. AI data center build-out at a glance: projects, megawatts and what is moving.Ultra
  • Projects list and filters. Filter every project by state, stage, size, named contractors, readiness and the trade buying now.Ultra
  • Your territory. Every project in your territory ranked for your trades, buying now first, with the reason on each row.UltraTop 3 free
  • Data center map. See every tracked project on one map by stage and size, and open its file from the pin.Ultra
  • Demand by quarter. See megawatts and trade work starting by quarter and state, weighted by how likely each project is to go ahead.Ultra
  • Geography. See which states and regions are getting the build-out.Ultra
  • Trends. See how the build-out has changed over time, run by run.Ultra
  • Public U.S. data center tracker. Every tracked project on a free public page, listed by state, with status, developer, size and the records behind it.Free
  • Data centers and your town: the facts. Answer what a town asks about a data center (power, bills, water, jobs, taxes, noise) with sourced, dated numbers and live counts of what is blocked.Free

Know who to call, and when

Which trade packages each project is buying now, who holds them and the people on the job.

  • Project file. One file per project: status, size, who is paying, building and supplying it, the news and every source.Ultra
  • Buying stage and contacts. Know which trade packages each project is buying now, the dated evidence, who holds each package and who to call.Ultra
  • Company dossiers and directory. Open the full file on any owner, builder or trade contractor: its projects, its money and its people.Ultra
  • Ecosystem. See who pays, who builds and who supplies the build-out, layer by layer.Ultra

Prove a project is real and moving

Public records and imagery that show a site is approved, powered and being built, each with its source.

  • Readiness signs. Four signs a project is real: utility contract, equipment orders, grid agreement and local approval, each sourced.Ultra
  • Project file filings. The zoning, site plan, permit, utility and incentive filings found for each project, with their status and source.Ultra
  • FAA crane filings. Cranes filed with the FAA at tracked sites: when steel goes up, with work dates and the builders named.Ultra
  • EPA air and stormwater permits. EPA air and stormwater permits: when generators are planned and when grading may start.Ultra
  • Site videos. How busy each site is, read from public drone and news videos, with the moment linked.Ultra
  • Satellite readings. Ground cleared and buildings rising, read from open satellite images about monthly.Ultra
  • Making the case to the town. Get a project approved: the numbers a hearing will ask for, the local concerns most likely there and why, and the commitments that have answered them elsewhere.Ultra
  • Laws and local rules. Know every bill, law, ordinance, moratorium, tax incentive and power tariff on data centers, where it stands and which projects it covers.Ultra
  • How the tracker is made. Read how each project is researched, checked and dated, with live counts of the records behind it.Free

Power and the grid

Where the power for each project comes from, who is waiting to connect and where it is short.

  • On-site power plants. Data centers' own power plants, with every turbine, engine and fuel cell by maker and model.Ultra
  • Space data centers. Data centers in orbit: who has flown hardware, who is funded, and the cost against the ground.Ultra
  • Planned power plants. See planned power plants from the government's own inventory, matched to the data center projects beside them.Ultra
  • Grid connection queues. See every active request to connect in the PJM, MISO, SPP, CAISO and NYISO queues, by state, fuel, size and wait.Ultra
  • Power gap by state. The power gap by state: data center megawatts beside the plants due and the generation waiting.Ultra

Found money, and who pays

The tax breaks, grants and rebates your business can claim, and who is paying for each job.

  • Found money. Tax breaks, grants and rebates your business can claim from the build-out, ranked for you, with what each may be worth.Ultra
  • Who funds the build-out. Who is paying for each job: owners, tenants, investors and lenders.Ultra

Get the data into your tools

Take the projects into Excel, your CRM, your own systems or your AI agent.

  • Excel and CSV downloads. Download the projects you filtered as a spreadsheet for Excel or as CSV, for your CRM or your team.Ultra
  • REST API. Pull the project data into your own systems: list and filter projects or fetch one with its sources, as JSON.Ultra
  • Data center tools in your AI agent. Ask the AI agent you already use for projects, demand and power, read from Spezia with your key.Ultra
  • API docs and free sample. Read every field of the API and download a free sample of Virginia projects without an account.Free

Stay on top of it

What moved this week, an email when a project you watch moves, and the weekly roundup.

  • What changed. See what moved in the build-out since last week: new projects, stage changes and newly named companies.Ultra
  • Build-out news. Read permits, land deals, power agreements and contracts as they happen, checked against their sources.Ultra
  • Project Watch and the weekly roundup. Watch up to 25 projects and get a Monday email on the ones that moved since the weekly research run.Ultra
  • Same-day watch alerts. Get an email the day a watched project gets a new site video, FAA crane filing, EPA permit or satellite reading.Ultra
  • Spezia Data Center Weekly. A free email every Tuesday on what moved in the U.S. build-out, for readers who sell into, build or finance it.Free
  • Monthly build-out report. A dated monthly report on the state of the U.S. data center build-out, written from the tracker's own data.Free

Who uses it

Questions about Space data centers tracker

Where does it come from?

Company announcements and filings, regulator applications, research papers, launch records and named press reports, each read at its source and dated. A company's own claim is labeled as its claim, and a fact from one outlet is labeled as reported.

How is a plan ranked?

By what can be checked: hardware in orbit counts most, then money raised and milestones met on time. Every date that slipped counts against it. A big target counts for nothing until something flies.

Does it say whether space data centers make sense?

It shows the numbers both sides use: launch cost against the break-even, cost per GPU-hour in orbit and on the ground, power, cooling, radiation and links, with who says each and when. It does not pick a side for you.

Which plan includes it?

Ultra, with the rest of the build-out. A free account opens the whole build-out 3 days a month.

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  • Data center tracker

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    800+ U.S. data center projects: who is involved and which trades are buying now.

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  • On-site power tracker

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    Data centers' own power plants, with every turbine and engine by maker and model.

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  • Power and grid watch

    Ultra

    Planned plants, the grid connection queues and the power gap in each state.

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Know who is really putting data centers in orbit, what has flown and what is only talk.

Part of Ultra. A free account opens the whole build-out 3 days a month, so you can see it before you pay.

Open space data centers