Google to launch satellite with four TPUs on SpaceX Falcon 9 on Oct 1 for Project Suncatcher
Google plans to launch an experimental satellite equipped with four Tensor Processing Units aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on October 1, as part of Project Suncatcher, an initiative exploring orbital AI data centers. The satellite will operate for one year in low Earth orbit, with the mission measuring how the TPUs handle spaceflight stress, radiation, and thermal extremes.
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New York Times : Google plans to launch experimental satellite MVP on a SpaceX rocket on October 1, as part of Project Suncatcher; MVP has four TPUs and will operate for a year — Technicians in a clean room at the Planet Labs office inspect the solar panels and wires of a Google-commissioned satellite …
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Google is getting ready to launch a satellite with its AI processors to test how well they perform in space, as reported earlier by The New York Times . The move is part of Google's Project Suncatcher , the company's experimental initiative that could eventually put AI data centers into orbit. The satellite, equipped with Google's Tensor Processing Units, will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on October 1st, allowing it to harness the power of the sun in low Earth orbit. As noted by Google, the goal of the mission is to measure how well its TPUs "handle the physical stress of spaceflight and the radiation and thermal extremes of space." … Read the full story at The Verge.
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