Launch provider · United States
It signed Starcloud on 30 Sep 2026 for a lunar-orbit compute demo launching no earlier than 2028. Its next announced step is blue Ghost Mission 3 launch carrying SC-1L, stated as NET 2028.
Stage 1 of 7: Concept
It signed Starcloud on 30 Sep 2026 for a lunar-orbit compute demo launching no earlier than 2028.[1]
What the stage means: Plans, filings or designs with no ODC hardware built or flown.
DoneConfirmed
Starcloud signed for lunar-orbit AI computing demo on Blue Ghost Mission 3 (Elytra)
SC-1L ingests Solux camera data and runs AI in lunar orbit.
Source: Firefly Aerospace
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.
NET 2028
Blue Ghost Mission 3 launch carrying SC-1L[1]
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Blue Ghost Mission 3 schedule.
Ray Allensworth (VP Spacecraft)
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly (this page) | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | NET 2028: Blue Ghost Mission 3 launch carrying SC-1L |
| Agnikul and NeevCloud | 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) |
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