Startup · India (Asia-Pacific)
MOI-TD flew as a hosted payload on PSLV-C60's POEM-4 stage in December 2024; MOI-1 was lost on PSLV-C62 on 12 Jan 2026; MOI-1A launched on SpaceX Transporter-18 on 1 Oct 2026. Its next announced step is two 100 kg orbital data center satellites (NVIDIA Thor, 100 TB) on Falcon 9, stated as late 2028.
Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown
MOI-TD flew as a hosted payload on PSLV-C60's POEM-4 stage in December 2024; MOI-1 was lost on PSLV-C62 on 12 Jan 2026; MOI-1A launched on SpaceX Transporter-18 on 1 Oct 2026.[1][2]
What the stage means: Its own compute satellite flown.
DoneCompany claim
MOI-TD flown as a hosted payload on PSLV-C60 POEM-4
Sources: TakeMe2Space; ISRO
DoneConfirmed
$5M seed led by Chiratae Ventures
Now seeking about $55M for a 50 kW orbital data center.
Sources: SpaceNews; Whalesbook; Inc42
FailedConfirmed
MOI-1 lost in PSLV-C62 third-stage anomaly
Source: TakeMe2Space
DoneConfirmed
MOI-1A launched on Transporter-18
1 Oct 2026 UTC (10-02 in India). No post-launch contact statement found as of 5 Oct 2026.
Sources: ETV Bharat; ThePrint
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.
late 2028
Two 100 kg orbital data center satellites (NVIDIA Thor, 100 TB) on Falcon 9[1]
What to watch · SpaceNexus note, not a prediction
Company confirmation of MOI-1A health and first customer jobs.
| Figure | Value | Confidence and source |
|---|---|---|
| MOI-1A compute | 117 TOPS | Company claim[1] |
| Customers signed | 23 customers | Company claim[1] |
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| Date | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2026 | Seed. Led by Chiratae VenturesCounted in the tracker total.[1][2][3] | $5M |
Ronak Kumar Samantray (founder)
| Program | Stage | Verified funding | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| TakeMe2Space (this page) | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | $5M | Late 2028: Two 100 kg orbital data center satellites (NVIDIA Thor, 100 TB) on Falcon 9 |
| 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 |
| KP Labs | Stage 5 of 7: Own satellite flown | Not counted | Mid-2026: Leopard DPU on ESA OPS-SAT VOLT |
| 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 |
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