The internet between worlds.
Future human activity will extend far beyond Earth orbit. Sterling Orbital is researching the network infrastructure required to connect ground systems, orbital platforms, lunar operations, and — eventually — deep-space assets.
Network Stack
Earth → Moon
Earth
Ground stations and terrestrial cloud backbone.
Low Earth Orbit
200–2,000 km · compute nodes, observation, low-latency mesh.
Medium Earth Orbit
2,000–35,786 km · regional coverage and relay tier.
Geostationary Orbit
35,786 km · persistent coverage and trunk relay.
Lunar Gateway
Cislunar relay infrastructure between Earth orbit and the Moon.
Moon
Lunar surface networks for robotic and human operations.
Infrastructure for the off-world era.
Earth-to-orbit communications
High-bandwidth, low-latency Earth ↔ orbital links.
Satellite-to-satellite networks
Optical inter-satellite mesh across orbital regimes.
Lunar gateway connectivity
Persistent comms relay between Earth orbit and the Moon.
Moon surface networks
Surface infrastructure for lunar operations and research.
Autonomous robotic systems
Comms and compute support for autonomous spacecraft and rovers.
Space economy infrastructure
Backbone services for the emerging off-world economy.
Compute and connectivity at the Moon.
Sterling Orbital's long-horizon research extends to lunar surface communications and compute — the foundation for sustained robotic and human activity beyond Earth.
- Lunar gateway communication relays
- Surface mesh networks and edge compute
- Autonomous robotic command and telemetry
- Earth-Moon data continuity and resilience
Collaborate on cislunar research.
Open to space agencies, universities, and aerospace partners.