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Starcloud: Starcloud-1

Orbitwren tracker row, verified 3 Oct 2026. Status: in orbit.

First NVIDIA H100 in orbit; Starcloud reports it trained a small language model and ran a version of Gemini in space (Dec 2025).

CompanyStarcloud
PartnersNVIDIA
Categoryin-orbit satellite
Hardware1 NVIDIA H100 GPU
Timeline2 Nov 2025
VehicleSpaceX Falcon 9
MissionBandwagon-4 rideshare
Scale1 satellite
Funding (public)$170M Series A at a $1.1B valuation (Mar 2026), led by Benchmark with EQT Ventures
Statusin orbit
NORAD IDs66303

Sources

  1. Starcloud (starcloud.com), 2026-09-30: Launched November 2025 with an NVIDIA H100; first spacecraft to train a language model; NORAD 66303
  2. CelesTrak SATCAT, 2026-09-30: STARCLOUD-1, 2025-248L, NORAD 66303, launched 2025-11-02
  3. Via Satellite, 2026-03-30: $170M Series A at $1.1B valuation, Benchmark led with EQT Ventures

Orbit (CelesTrak)

ObjectNORADPerigee × apogeeInclinationEpoch
STARCLOUD-166303495 × 503 km45.4°2026-10-02

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