Starcloud orders Starlink lasers for orbital data center network

Published on May 26, 2026

Starcloud has ordered optical terminals from SpaceX to use Starlink as a global data-relay network for its future orbital data centers, deepening ties with the company it is counting on to launch full-size spacecraft.

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