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Weak signal · 25 June 2026, 06:30 UTC

SpaceX AI1 orbital datacenter + $2B/month AI compute anchor revenue

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SpaceX unveiled AI1 (70m, 150 kW compute, deployable liquid radiator) on June 8. FCC filing Jan 30 for 1M satellite data centers. Anchor compute contracts from Anthropic (~$1.25B/month) and Google (~$920M/month). This is the second funded-engine pillar beyond Starlink, meaning SpaceX's ability to subsidise satellite pricing from non-satcom revenues is even larger than modelled. SES should re-run its Starlink competitive pricing scenario with these margins included.

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