Startup · United States
Its Edge1 module was announced to fly in early 2026, but no launch was found as of 5 Oct 2026. Its next announced step is edge1 first orbital mission, stated as early 2026 (no launch found as of 5 Oct 2026).
Stage 3 of 7: Ground prototype
Its Edge1 module was announced to fly in early 2026, but no launch was found as of 5 Oct 2026.[1]
What the stage means: Hardware in development, nothing flown.
DoneCompany claim
HPE OEM agreement; SatFrame with 19-inch rack
Source: OrbitsEdge
DoneReported
Syntilay and Copernic first orbital mission announced for early 2026
Source: Payload
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.
early 2026 (no launch found as of 2026-10-05)
Edge1 first orbital mission[1]
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Whether Edge1 flies; its early-2026 date has passed without a confirmed launch.
| Figure | Value | Confidence and source |
|---|---|---|
| Edge1 compute | 15 TOPS | Company claim[1] |
Rick Ward (founder, CTO) · Barbara Stinnett (CEO)
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| OrbitsEdge (this page) | Stage 3 of 7: Ground prototype | Not counted | Early 2026: Edge1 first orbital mission |
| Ramon.Space | Stage 3 of 7: Ground prototype | Not counted | 2026: Fly early samples |
| Aethero | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | $8.4M | Oct 2026: Titan: Jetson Thor compute cluster on EnduroSat FRAME-15 |
| Google Suncatcher | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | 2027: Two-satellite mission testing inter-satellite laser links |
| Planet | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | 2027: Pair of Suncatcher satellites with Google |
| Starcloud | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | $443.4M | 2027: Two Starcloud-2 satellites (8 kW each) on rideshare |
| AWS | Stage 4 of 7: Payload demo flown | Not counted | None announced |
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