Axiom Space orbital data center and space AI compute projects (tracker)

Axiom Space and orbital data centers

2 rows in the Orbitwren tracker: 2 as lead company. Verified 3 Oct 2026.

Project	Lead	Hardware	Timeline	Status	Sources
Orbital data center nodes (first two)	Axiom Space	commercial off-the-shelf compute with 2.5 Gbps optical links	11 Jan 2026	in orbit	[1]
Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1) on the ISS	Axiom Space	Red Hat Device Edge compute unit	fall 2025 (deployed to the ISS)	deployed	[1]

Orbital data center nodes (first two)

Axiom's first two orbital data center nodes, launched with Kepler Communications' optical relay satellites. Which host satellites carry them is not public, so no NORAD IDs are listed. [1]

Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1) on the ISS

Axiom's data center prototype aboard the International Space Station. [1]

Linked in the tracker with

Kepler Communications, Red Hat

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