Orbital Cloud Market Map

The Orbital Cloud stack decouples the payload from the platform. Customers purchase defined capacities (Compute, Transport, Utility) managed by a software Control Plane, moving from CapEx hardware to OpEx services.

Workload Type

Inference
Batch Processing
Event Monitoring
Data Delivery

The Need

Lowest Latency
Lowest Cost
Highest Reliability

Compute Capacity

The processing layer. Renting GPU/CPU cycles in orbit to reduce latency and filter data.

Edge Inference (GPU-Hours)

Batch Processing

Secure Enclaves

Model Hosting

Transport Capacity

The networking layer. Moving data between nodes (OISL) and to the ground (Downlink).

Laser Crosslinks (Gbps)

Low-Latency Downlink

Direct-to-Cloud Routing

Ground Station Access

Utility & Hosting

The physical facility layer: Power, Thermal, and Slots.

Payload Hosting Slots (U/kg)

Power Availability (Watts)

Thermal Rejection (W_th)

Sensor Tasking Windows

Data Services

The application layer. Finished intelligence products delivered via API.

Object Detection Feeds

Change Monitoring

RF/Sigint Data

Archive Access

Control Plane

The operating system. The software that orchestrates multi-tenancy, security, and billing.

Identity & Access (IAM)

Resource Scheduling

Node, Port & Modules Mgmt

Usage Metering & Billing

Compliance & Audit

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