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Orbital Data Centers Yes or No

Eager Space examines the practicality of putting data centers in orbit, walking through three scenarios with cost calculations and the launch cost reductions that would be required.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended in orbital data center threads as a thorough, numbers-based assessment.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Eager Space
Topic
orbital data centers
Format
explainer
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
3
Recommendation years in dataset
2025–2026

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From the original HN conversations

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  • We've officially lost the plot, we will now ship our AI data centers to ~space~ ... This will not work with modern technology. The sun will be eclipsed by earth many times per day, requiring you to either shift all workloads or add substantial UPS …

    bearjaws on Hacker News · 2025-10
    In Starcloud

  • Eager space did a pretty thorough hypothetical cost breakdown of orbital data centers that I recommend. [VIDEO]

    CivilR on Hacker News · 2025-11
    In Datacenters in space aren't going to work

  • Eager Space [Orbital Data Centers Yes or No]( [VIDEO] ) Goes into great detail with extensive calculations (for a YT video at least). TLDR: Cost to orbit needs to be under $200/kg before it makes sense.

    briandw on Hacker News · 2026-02
    In Data centers in space makes no sense

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