Launch provider · India (Asia-Pacific)
A pilot is planned before the end of 2026; Agnikul's rocket has flown once, suborbitally (2024). Its next announced step is pilot launch (300 to 350 kg unit), stated as end of 2026.
Stage 1 of 7: Concept
A pilot is planned before the end of 2026; Agnikul's rocket has flown once, suborbitally (2024).[1]
What the stage means: Plans, filings or designs with no ODC hardware built or flown.
DoneConfirmed
Partnership announced for an orbital AI data centre platform
Source: Indian Startup News
Targets as the organisation stated them. When a date moved, every move is listed with its source; a narrower window is shown as a narrowing.
end of 2026
Pilot launch (300 to 350 kg unit)[1]
about three years after the pilot
More than 600 orbital edge data centers if the pilot succeeds[1]
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Whether Agnikul reaches orbit, which the pilot depends on.
| Figure | Value | Confidence and source |
|---|---|---|
| Initial power | 10 to 15 kW | Company claim[1] |
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnikul and NeevCloud (this page) | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | End of 2026: Pilot launch (300 to 350 kg unit) |
| Anthropic | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | None announced |
| Apex | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | 2027: Sophia Space TILE demo on an Apex Nova bus |
| Atomic-6 | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | None announced |
| Blue Origin Sunrise | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | Q4 2027: TeraWave deployment begins (the backhaul Sunrise depends on) |
| CASC / CAST | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | 2027: Experimental 10 kW-class computing satellite (about 1,000 kg) |
| Comospace group | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | Mar 2027: Two-satellite high-power in-space compute demonstration |
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