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The Verge · September 24, 2026 · On the brief until October 8, 2026

Google is sending an AI satellite into space next week

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Testing AI hardware performance in space

Google is launching a satellite carrying Tensor Processing Units into low Earth orbit to test hardware performance under space conditions. This mission is part of Project Suncatcher to test the viability of placing AI data centers in space.

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How thermal management constraints and radiation limits affect the viability of running scalable compute workloads in low Earth orbit.

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