ADAspace launches Prometheus, world’s first space-based computing cloud platform for enterprises
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Updated · Xinhua · Apr 25
ADAspace launches Prometheus, world’s first space-based computing cloud platform for enterprises
10 articles · Updated · Xinhua · Apr 25
Prometheus was launched on March 26, 2026, in partnership with China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, marking a major step for Chengdu-based ADAspace’s 2,800-satellite 'star compute' initiative.
The platform enables global access to AI computing power via satellites, overcoming terrestrial network blind spots and energy inefficiencies. ADAspace plans to achieve commercial operations with a thousand-satellite network by 2030.
China’s space computing industry is projected to exceed 250 billion yuan by 2030, with national efforts underway to standardize and expand space-based AI infrastructure, supporting applications from robotics to autonomous vehicles.
Can China's space AI cloud compete globally without cheaper, reusable rockets?
What revolutionary commercial services will global, real-time space AI enable?
How will a sovereign AI network in space alter the global military balance?
Does concentrating AI infrastructure in orbit create a fragile new strategic vulnerability?
As data centers move to orbit, who writes the new rules for sovereignty?
ADA Space’s Star-Compute: Achieving 100,000 Petaflops AI Inference with 2,800-Satellite Space-Based Computing Constellation by 2035
Overview
In March 2026, ADA Space achieved a breakthrough by demonstrating real-time control of ground robots using AI hosted on orbiting satellites, enabled by their initial 12-satellite Star-Compute cluster launched in May 2025 and earlier in-orbit AI tests in late 2024. This milestone validated their Prometheus cloud platform and proved that low-latency space-to-ground communication is feasible for responsive AI applications. Building on this success, ADA Space plans to expand the constellation to 2,800 satellites by 2035, aiming to deliver vast AI computing power. However, this growth raises challenges including increased space debris risks, the need for radiation-hardened hardware, and higher costs compared to terrestrial alternatives.