Supplier · Poland (Europe)
Intuition-1, KP Labs' own nanosatellite, launched in November 2023 with its Leopard DPU (edge class). Its next announced step is leopard DPU on ESA OPS-SAT VOLT, stated as mid-2026 (launch status not verified as of 5 Oct 2026).
Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown
Intuition-1, KP Labs' own nanosatellite, launched in November 2023 with its Leopard DPU (edge class).[1]
What the stage means: Its own compute satellite flown.
DoneConfirmed
Intuition-1 launched with Leopard DPU
Source: eoPortal
DoneCompany claim
Collaboration with Parsimoni (Leopard plus SpaceOS)
Source: KP Labs newsroom
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.
mid-2026 (launch status not verified as of 2026-10-05)
Leopard DPU on ESA OPS-SAT VOLT[1]
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Whether OPS-SAT VOLT has launched.
| Figure | Value | Confidence and source |
|---|---|---|
| Leopard DPU | 3 TOPS | Company claim[1] |
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| KP Labs (this page) | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | Mid-2026: Leopard DPU on ESA OPS-SAT VOLT |
| Aethero | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | $8.4M | Oct 2026: Titan: Jetson Thor compute cluster on EnduroSat FRAME-15 |
| Altair | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | 2027: The other nine satellites of the first ten |
| Google Suncatcher | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | 2027: Two-satellite mission testing inter-satellite laser links |
| Orbital Chenguang | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | 2025 to 2027: First computing constellation and key technologies |
| Planet | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | 2027: Pair of Suncatcher satellites with Google |
| Space String | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | Q4 2027: G1 verification satellite (11.5 kW compute payload) |
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