# Relativity Space: orbital data center program

> United States (United States), launch provider. Stage 1 of 7: Concept. The orbital data center link rests on Eric Schmidt's 2025 statements; no program has been announced.

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- Data as of: 2026-10-05 (last evidence review)
- How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/orbital-data-centers#method

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## Stage evidence

- The orbital data center link rests on Eric Schmidt's 2025 statements; no program has been announced. Sources: [TechSpot](https://www.techspot.com/news/107801-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-wants-put-data.html)
- Vision only: statements of intent or interest, not a program of its own.

## Approach

- Orbit: Not applicable
- Architecture: Launch provider (Terran R) whose controlling owner Eric Schmidt indicated orbital data centers motivated the purchase; no program, hardware or filing
- Power: Not applicable
- Cooling: Not applicable
- Compute: Not applicable
- Customers: Not applicable

## Milestones

| Date | Status | Confidence | Milestone | Sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03 | achieved | Confirmed | Eric Schmidt takes control and becomes CEO | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity_Space) |
| 2025-05 | achieved | Reported | Schmidt confirms on X that orbital data centers motivated the purchase. One-word reply to a journalist. | [TechSpot](https://www.techspot.com/news/107801-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-wants-put-data.html) |

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

No dated next step announced.

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

Whether Relativity announces any orbital compute program; its Terran R debut (stated for late 2026) is a launch milestone, not a data center one.

## People

- Eric Schmidt (CEO, controlling owner)

## Sources

- [TechSpot](https://www.techspot.com/news/107801-former-google-ceo-eric-schmidt-wants-put-data.html)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relativity_Space)

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