ORBITALLow-Earth orbit computing

Operations

Mission control.

The constellation is operated from Quito by a team of eleven. This is what they see on screen right now.

ORBITAL · Ops Quito · MOC-1 Live
Aggregate compute
28.8PFLOP
▲ 4.2 PF since the last launch
Power generated · 24 h19.2 kW peak
286kWh
Full cycle · 15 revolutions
Orbital planes
ECU-1 · equatorial 8/8
POL-1 · polar 8/8
SSO-1 · Sun-synchronous 8/8
24/24 nodes nominal
Telemetry · streamMOC-1
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Quito
Singapore
Nairobi
Svalbard
Continuous coverage · no gaps > 90 s

Manifest

What goes up this year.

MissionPayloadOrbitWindowStatus
ORB-07Eight ECU-1 nodes520 km · 0.3°Feb 2026In orbit
ORB-08Eight POL-1 nodes610 km · 87°May 2026In orbit
ORB-09Eight SSO-1 nodes480 km · 98°Jul 2026In orbit
ORB-10Twelve ECU-1 nodes · block II520 km · 0.3°Oct 2026In integration
ORB-11Optical switching node1,200 km · 0.3°Dec 2026In integration
ORB-12Twenty-four nodes · block III520 km · mixed2027Planned

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