StarEdge combines state-of-the-art, commercially available terrestrial internet protocol (IP) technology solutions to enable the on-board control, monitoring, data collection and processing, as well as the ground distribution of large amounts of data from orbital facilities and payloads.
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Overview
StarEdge acts as the primary on‑orbit computer and IP router, giving payloads and facilities direct, secure TM/TC capabilities and point‑to‑point IP connections with their Principal Investigators.
In addition to connectivity, StarEdge provides a suite of mission‑enhancing software services, including:
- High-performance and high-volume on‑board data processing
- Secure key and credential management
- Flexible data storage for large mission datasets
- Multipath resilient data uplink and downlink capabilities
Designed based on state-of-the-art COTS components, StarEdge minimizes proprietary lock‑in while delivering exceptional reliability. Its architecture offers:
- Redundancy and high availability
- Scalable performance and modular design for growing mission needs
- Low-cost maintenance and streamlined lifecycle management
- Fully remote operations and monitoring
StarEdge is available as a modular COTS platform with customizable hardware and software options to meet specific mission requirements.
StarEdge is used operationally in orbit since 2026.
Applications
- In‑orbit payload interfaces
- Payload software virtualization
- On‑board data storage & processing
- Future commercial LEO platforms
- Space Based Data Centre
Services Available
- System operation & mission support
- Hardware & software customization
- Virtualization environments
- Algorithm development
- Specialized data processing services
- Rapid deployment of simulated cloud environments at target fidelity (e.g. all virtualized or partially virtualized with hardware in the loop).
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Specifications Summary
Launch Architecture Data Processing & Storage Network & Data Interfaces for payloads For a single VPU configuration: Mass: < 31kg Volume: <0.6m3 Power consumption (on-board): <160W CompactPCI architecture • MultiCore CPU + GPU On-board Processing: >1 TFLOP • 70 TB of storage in RAIDZ NAS system Gigabit Ethernet interfaces • Internal full-duplex peripheral transfer: up to 35Gb/s Wireless (IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac/ad, Bluetooth) and Wired (IEEE 802.3) • MIL-STD-1553, Ethernet, USB, RS232, RS422/485, SSDs