Scalable Compute Platform
The Scalable Compute Platform (SCP) is a low-SWaP, flight-demonstrated flexible compute layer for spacecraft, providing a full Linux high-performance computing environment for onboard inference, data triage, autonomy support, and software-defined mission workflows.
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- Mass
- 0.5 kg
- Power
- 30 W
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As published by the supplier
- Flight heritage
- Flight-demonstrated on OTP-2
- Third generation scp ai performance
- 248 TOPS
- Third generation scp launch
- Q1 2027 aboard the OTP-2B mission
About
The Scalable Compute Platform (SCP) is Rogue’s flight-demonstrated flexible compute platform, designed as a low-SWaP compute layer for spacecraft OEMs, ISR/SDA/SAR mission teams, commercial EO operators, and hosted payload customers. It provides a full Linux high-performance computing environment, enabling onboard inference, data triage, autonomy support, and software-defined mission workflows without impacting flight-critical systems. The SCP allows users to containerize and deploy terrestrial software directly to satellites in orbit, addressing the challenge of overwhelming data generation that exceeds ground station downlink capabilities and the latency of ground-in-the-loop architectures.
Key capabilities include real-time image filtering, event detection, and onboard compression to maximize downlink value; persistent LLM inference with session context for onboard copiloting and decision support; autonomous mission planning support to minimize ground intervention; payload-data triage and custom analytics; and flexible compute capacity. The SCP reduces mission-by-mission NRE by offering a standardized, flight-proven compute layer with familiar interfaces and software isolation from the flight computer. It supports missions with limited, denied, or intermittent communications by enabling onboard triage and edge inference closer to the sensor. For commercial EO operators, it helps maximize the value of every downlink window through real-time processing. Hosted payload customers can deploy algorithms, AI models, or data pipelines on flight-proven SCP compute already in orbit without hardware integration.
SCP is flight-demonstrated on OTP-2, supporting persistent LLM inference, onboard image processing, autonomous mission planning, and mission software execution separate from the flight computer. It facilitates command pathways to the flight computer when supported by the mission architecture and allows for on-orbit software updates to extend capabilities over the mission life. The platform also provides GPU-accelerated compute for defense sensing and edge workflows.
The product is available in multiple generations: The Second Generation SCP provides a flight-proven GPU-accelerated flexible compute platform for inference, payload-data triage, onboard compression, autonomous mission planning support, and other mission-specific processing workflows. The Third Generation SCP scales onboard AI to 248 TOPS in a space-qualified micro data center, built for launch in Q1 2027 aboard the OTP-2B mission. The flight-proven Gen 2 remains available today. Customers can integrate SCP flight hardware into their own spacecraft from Fall 2026 or run their software on SCP aboard OTP-2 as a low-friction pathfinder.
Documentation
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