Loft Orbital's Altair-1 reaches orbit with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin modules

NVIDIA's October 12 France post says Altair-1, the first satellite in a $1 billion, 50-satellite constellation run by Loft Orbital and Orbitworks, has reached orbit. The satellite carries NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin edge modules running Mistral models for real-time Earth observation. It is a small edge-AI deployment with no disclosed revenue for NVIDIA.

• Altair-1 is the first of 50 satellites in a $1 billion constellation
• Carries NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin edge modules
• Runs Mistral models for real-time Earth observation