Prime contractor · South Korea (Asia-Pacific) · statement of intent
한화시스템
Announced on 3 Jul 2026 as part of a group investment plan to 2040; no design or date for the data center. Its next announced step is 64 SAR satellites operational (data source for the orbital data center), stated as 2031.
Stage 1 of 7: Concept
Announced on 3 Jul 2026 as part of a group investment plan to 2040; no design or date for the data center.[1]
What the stage means: Plans, filings or designs with no ODC hardware built or flown.
DoneConfirmed
Group plan announced: KRW 55T by 2040, about KRW 20T to Hanwha Systems
Source: Korea JoongAng Daily
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.
2031
64 SAR satellites operational (data source for the orbital data center)[1]
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Any design or date for the space AI data center itself.
| Figure | Value | Confidence and source |
|---|---|---|
| Group aerospace and AI plan to 2040 | 55 KRW trillion (group-wide) | Company claim[1] |
Kim Dong-kwan (Vice Chairman, Hanwha Group)
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanwha Systems (this page) | Stage 1 of 7: Concept | Not counted | 2031: 64 SAR satellites operational (data source for the orbital data center) |
| 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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