1. An orbital satellite clustering platform, comprising: a plurality of satellite devices each comprising a communication interface and a virtualized execution system configured to execute software payloads deployed on the associated satellite device as virtual nodes; a first satellite device configured to maintain state information related to execution of a first virtual node on the first satellite device and transfer the state information for delivery to at least a second satellite device; and the second satellite device configured to receive the state information and execute a second virtual node in accordance with the state information.