Orbital Data Center Model

The Starbench Orbital Data Center Model is the best single source of information and projections for the unproven but explosive sub-sector of space compute. It combines two core features: our own homegrown Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) of orbital data centers (splitting out merchants vs. integrated launch providers, rented vs. owned ground compute), and a regularly updated repository of data and information about everything going on in the sector.

What's inside

• Model compilations: we've brought together a comprehensive database of every other TEA for orbital data centers, and do the conversions so all the metrics are being compared on an apples-to-apples basis
• Companies: who the companies are (pure plays, picks and shovels), what they've raised, and what their manifests are
• AI satellites: technical data on the AI satellites and pathfinders being planned
• Timelines: complete, regularly updated timeline of hardware, funding rounds, FCC filings, and announced targets
• China: a full breakdown of China's plans for space compute, organized by regional sector and by constellation
• Build a Satellite: our interactive tool to explore the economics of a single AI satellite using pre-built or custom assumptions
• Build a Constellation: our interactive tool to build out hypothetical shells of AI satellites

What subscribers receive

• Full access to the data repository, with interactive tables and CSV downloads
• Quarterly hand-written report on updates in the Orbital Data Center sub-sector
• A complimentary subscription to the Starbench Newsletter, and access to the Starbench Resources