Mission: Low Earth Orbit · Target July 2027
Minecraft.
In actual space.
AndroHost is building a real Minecraft server payload for Low Earth Orbit, about 500 km above your head. Join the mission for development updates, ground playtests, and first access to limited orbital sessions.
Payload development · ~500 km · 7.6 km/s · one orbit every ~90 min
How do you play Minecraft from orbit?
The short version: your connection rides our ground fleet up to the satellite whenever it's overhead. Here's the loop.
Continuous play, or only during passes?
Sessions run during scheduled passes while the satellite is over a ground station. Between passes the world holds its state on board.
Java or Bedrock?
Java is the working assumption. The final call gets made when the flight computer locks.
How many player slots?
Small rotating groups drawn from the whitelist. Orbital compute is precious, so early sessions stay tight.
What happens when the satellite is out of range?
The session pauses and nothing is lost. World state persists on board until the next contact window.
Does the world keep running between passes?
The world is preserved, not ticking. Every pass ends with a sync down to the ground fleet, which is the permanent archive.
Who gets access first?
The whitelist, in order. Ground playtest invites come first, orbital slots after.
All of the above is the current plan for a mission in active development. When reality overrules a detail, the whitelist hears it first.
Mission specifications
Low Earth Orbit
Roughly 500 km overhead, circling Earth about every 90 minutes.
Solar powered
Sunlight and onboard batteries keep the flight computer alive through every orbit.
Ground station passes
The server communicates with Earth during scheduled contact windows.
World sync
Game data returns to the ground fleet after each pass for safe backup and continuity.
Mission status
Concept and feasibility
Mission scoped, orbit and payload class selected.
Payload developmentActive
Ground prototype and flight architecture. You are here.
Hardware and environmental testing
Vibration, thermal, vacuum. Space is rude to computers.
Integration and launch
Target: July 2027 launch window.
Orbital operations
The whitelist logs on.
We only publish milestones that are real. Photos, prototype hardware, and test footage will appear here as they exist. Evidence over reassurance.
Join the orbital crew.
Every Minecraft server has a whitelist. Ours orbits the planet. Crew members get:
- Mission updates as milestones are confirmed, before anywhere else
- Behind-the-scenes hardware progress as it exists, not renders of vibes
- Invitations to ground playtests on the prototype payload
- First access when orbital player slots open
Questions, answered straight
Partners, educators, press
Building flight hardware, teaching a classroom, or covering the mission? We'd like to hear from you.
While we prepare for orbit…
Play today on the same AndroHost infrastructure supporting the ground side of Mission LEO. 5 GHz cores, DDoS protection, daily backups, live in seconds.
The AndroHost orbital pilot is in active development. Mission details, hardware, and timeline are subject to change. Joining the whitelist is free and creates no obligation.