LONESTAR satellite deployment. Photo: MEI Technologies

Lonestar gave a launch date for “the world’s first commercially operational space-based sovereign data storage platform,” dubbed StarVault, in a statement on Wednesday.

The company said demand for off-planet data security from governments, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure operators has exceeded its expectations. In response, it has expanded its agreement with Sidus Space.

Sidus is now delivering two orbital data storage payloads, an increase from one, according to its separate Wednesday statement. The first payload is scheduled to launch in autumn 2026 aboard Sidus’ LizzieSat-4 mission.

“The expansion highlights the strength of our engineering processes and our ability to support increasingly complex payload integrations,” Sidus Space CEO and founder Carol Craig commented.

In its statement, Lonestar said StarVault combines its cryptographic key escrow capabilities with space-based data storage infrastructure to create a new category of digital resilience.

“With StarVault, we are not just launching a new category — we are scaling it,” Lonestar CEO Steve Eisele commented.