Google's TPU Satellite Launches Aboard SpaceX Rocket for Orbital Compute Testing
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Updated Oct 30Consensus Brief
Google has successfully launched its prototype orbital compute satellite, which carries a Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), aboard a SpaceX rocket. This initiative is part of Project Suncatcher, aimed at developing large-scale compute clusters in orbit. The satellite will conduct tests to ensure the TPU can function effectively in space conditions.
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Oct 30
New corroborating source added: TechCrunch published an update on Fri, 30 Oc ("Google’s first data center satellite is online and writing poetry").
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