Starmind is SpaceX's planned constellation of AI computing satellites. This page follows it from the application stage to orbit: satellites in orbit, every launch, the next launch and the regulatory record, all updated automatically.
Last updated: · Orbital Radar live tracking data
When the first satellites are catalogued, this panel becomes a live map of every Starmind satellite, with positions updated every few seconds. Until then the page follows the launches as they are scheduled and the regulatory record below.
Starmind is the name SpaceX uses for its orbital AI computing satellites: data centres in space that run artificial intelligence workloads in orbit and send the results to Earth. SpaceX presents the idea as an answer to the growing difficulty of finding electrical power for data centres on the ground. In orbit, solar arrays can collect sunlight almost continuously, and the heat that computer chips produce can be radiated straight into space instead of being removed by chillers and cooling towers.
Starmind is not a broadband service. Starlink carries internet traffic to people on the ground; Starmind satellites do the computing, and pass their results over laser links to Starlink satellites, which bring the data down to Earth.
The system first appeared in an application SpaceX filed with the US Federal Communications Commission on 30 January 2026 for what it called the SpaceX Orbital Data Center system, and it took the name Starmind in June 2026. This tracker counts Starmind satellites from the tracking catalogue and Starmind launches from the launch record, so the figures at the top of the page change by themselves as the programme moves from paper to orbit.
AI1 is the first Starmind satellite design. SpaceX describes it as a satellite with its own computers on board that takes advantage of the power and cooling available in space, and beams its data back to the Starlink constellation over high-bandwidth lasers.
| Deployed height | 30 m (98 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Computing power | Up to 250 kW at peak, 175 kW on average |
| Power per mass | 75 kW per tonne |
| Planned orbit | Sun-synchronous |
| Data links | Laser links between satellites; results reach Earth through Starlink |
Design figures as published by SpaceX in 2026. SpaceX describes the design as open to computing hardware from any chip maker; in August 2026 it named Nvidia as its partner on the first AI1 computing payload.
SpaceX says it is building a factory in Bastrop, Texas, to make the satellites at scale, and in 2026 it said this should allow thousands to be deployed starting as soon as late 2027. Starship is central to that plan: satellites this large and heavy need its payload capacity.
Every launch that has carried Starmind satellites, newest first. Each launch links to its record in our launch database.
| Date | Mission | Rocket | Launch site | Satellites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Starmind launch has flown yet. The first one appears here automatically. | ||||
Starmind's regulatory record starts with SpaceX's application to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), which licenses the radio links any US satellite system needs. It has been 256 days since the application was filed.
Up to 1,000,000 satellites is a ceiling in a regulatory application, not a build plan, but it shows the scale SpaceX has in mind. It is about 63 times the 15,000+ working satellites in orbit today, and about 99 times the 10,000+ Starlink satellites now in service. The comparison is recomputed from our live catalogue every time this page loads.
Bars to scale. Working satellites are payloads in orbit not known to have ended operations.
SpaceX now runs three satellite programmes built on shared technology. They do different jobs for different customers.
| Starmind | Starlink | Starshield | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it does | Runs AI workloads in orbit | Broadband internet | Government missions: Earth observation, communications, hosted payloads |
| Who it serves | Not yet in service | Consumers, businesses and governments | Government agencies |
| Satellites in orbit now | 0 | 10,061 | 245 |
| Orbits published | Not yet in orbit | Yes | Withheld for almost all |
| Live tracking | This page | Starlink tracker | Launch log only |
Not until they launch. Once Starmind satellites are in orbit and catalogued, our satellite pass predictions show when they cross your sky, and the panel at the top of this page turns into a live map. How bright they look will only be known once they fly.