Launch Calendar
AI1 / Data Centres
AI1 Orbital Cluster 1
Falcon Heavy · Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:55 UTC
Status
COMPLETE
Mission profile
- Payload
- 4 AI1 compute modules · 12 MW combined
- Target orbit
- Sun-synchronous orbit · 720 km
Objectives
- First operational orbital data centre deployment
- Solar array + radiator deployment sequence
- Anchor tenant workload onboarding
SPCX impact
5/5
Completed — triggered the AI-infrastructure re-rating.
Price context
SPCX around this mission
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$212.48+12.1% (1M)Live anchor · modeled history
- Starship Flight 14 — full reuse demo
- Starlink Group 12-4
- AI1 Cluster 2 cleared for July
Short-term read
SPCX gained 12.3% over the two sessions following deployment confirmation — the largest event-driven move since IPO.
Medium-term read
Opened a third valuation pillar alongside launch and Starlink; AI1 now contributes an estimated $95B to sum-of-parts models.