# Madari Space: orbital data center program

> United Arab Emirates (Middle East), startup. Stage 1 of 7: Concept. Its pilot payload was targeted for Q3 2026; no launch was found as of 2026-10-05.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-05 (last evidence review)
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## Stage evidence

- Its pilot payload was targeted for Q3 2026; no launch was found as of 2026-10-05. Sources: [SatellitePro ME](https://satelliteprome.com/news/madari-space-to-launch-first-orbital-data-centre-in-2026/)

## Approach

- Orbit: LEO (rideshare)
- Architecture: Modular LEO data center platform; first pilot is a small storage-and-processing payload hosted on an Emirati satellite under UNOOSA Access to Space for All
- Power: Host satellite
- Cooling: Radiative (stated design intent)
- Compute: Radiation-hardened compute and storage (not quantified)
- Customers: Earth observation operators

## Milestones

| Date | Status | Confidence | Milestone | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08 | achieved | Company claim | Announces pilot orbital data center mission for Q3 2026. Supported by UAE Space Agency, MBRSC and UNOOSA. | [SatellitePro ME](https://satelliteprome.com/news/madari-space-to-launch-first-orbital-data-centre-in-2026/); [The Tech Capital](https://thetechcapital.com/uaes-madari-space-to-launch-in-orbit-data-centre-in-2026/) |
| 2025-11-18 | achieved | Confirmed | MoU with INNOSPACE (Korea) at Dubai Airshow | [SatNews](https://news.satnews.com/2025/11/18/innospace-signs-mou-with-uaes-madari-space-for-space-data-center-development/) |

## Announced next steps (as the organisation stated them)

- Q3 2026 (no launch found as of 2026-10-05): Pilot data center payload launch. Sources: [SatellitePro ME](https://satelliteprome.com/news/madari-space-to-launch-first-orbital-data-centre-in-2026/)

## What to watch (SpaceNexus note, not a prediction)

Whether the pilot payload launches; its Q3 2026 window has closed without a confirmed launch.

## Cautions

- Funding sources named (MBR Innovation Fund and others), amounts undisclosed.

## People

- Shareef Al Romaithi (founder, CEO)

## Sources

- [SatellitePro ME](https://satelliteprome.com/news/madari-space-to-launch-first-orbital-data-centre-in-2026/)
- [The Tech Capital](https://thetechcapital.com/uaes-madari-space-to-launch-in-orbit-data-centre-in-2026/)
- [SatNews](https://news.satnews.com/2025/11/18/innospace-signs-mou-with-uaes-madari-space-for-space-data-center-development/)

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