The company has positioned orbital AI data centers as a major part of its long-term growth strategy and has requested regulatory approval to launch up to one million data-center satellites. Initial deployments are expected to serve as technology demonstrations before broader commercial operations.

The project depends heavily on the development of Starship, which is essential for deploying large numbers of satellites but has faced delays.

CEO Elon Musk said the first AI satellites will likely use Nvidia chips and deliver computing power comparable to an Nvidia GB300 rack.