Starcloud 88,000-Satellite Orbital Data Center Constellation

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Starcloud, an orbital data center startup based in Redmond, Washington, has filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission to operate a constellation of up to 88,000 satellites in low Earth orbit. These satellites will serve as orbital data centers for artificial intelligence and other applications, operating in narrow orbital shells between 600 and 850 kilometers altitude in sun-synchronous orbits to enable near-continuous solar power. The constellation aims to address the growing demand for data center capacity driven by AI by providing scalable and cost-effective compute power in space.