Orbital Data Centers: India's TakeMe2Space Aims Big

Indian startup TakeMe2Space is planning to raise $55 million to develop a 50-kilowatt orbital data center, building on a previous $5 million seed round announced in January. The company's founder, Ronak Kumar Samantray, emphasized the goal of establishing a global presence in the orbital data center market.

TakeMe2Space has already sent its first satellite, My Orbital Infrastructure-Tech Demonstration, into orbit in December 2024. This mission provided flight heritage for its onboard systems. A subsequent launch in October 2025 will feature a six-unit cubesat equipped with an Nvidia Jetson module, with customers already testing AI models on its twin.

The startup's long-term vision includes a constellation of four 100-kilogram satellites by 2027, utilizing optical inter-satellite links for data sharing. These satellites are designed to provide 100 terabytes of storage capacity, addressing a growing demand for secure, in-orbit data storage due to data centers becoming potential military targets.

Samantray anticipates that by 2029 or 2030, decreasing launch costs will make large-scale AI training in orbit economically viable. The company prides itself on designing and building nearly all satellite components in-house, ensuring extremely low manufacturing costs.