---
name: "Orbital"
type: Organization
description: "Orbital is a Los Angeles-based startup building and operating AI data centers in low Earth orbit. Each satellite houses a cluster of NVIDIA Space-1 Vera Rubin GPUs, powered by solar arrays and cooled by radiating heat directly into space. The first satellite, Orbital-1, is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in April 2027. Orbital was founded in 2026 by Euwyn Poon and is backed by a16z Speedrun."
industry: "Space Technology"
headquarters: "Los Angeles"
url: https://orbital.inc
image: https://cdn.nanimediahouse.com/orbital-logo.webp.webp
canonical: https://www.sovereignmagazine.com/companies/orbital
publication: Sovereign Magazine
---

# Orbital

Orbital is a Los Angeles-based startup building and operating AI data centers in low Earth orbit. Each satellite houses a cluster of NVIDIA Space-1 Vera Rubin GPUs, powered by solar arrays and cooled by radiating heat directly into space. The first satellite, Orbital-1, is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in April 2027. Orbital was founded in 2026 by Euwyn Poon and is backed by a16z Speedrun.

## People

- **Euwyn Poon** - Founder and CEO

## Coverage

- [undefined](/article/orbital-ai-data-center-in-space-2027) - Science & Tech, 2026-04-15