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    Project Suncatcher

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    Google says it launched a test satellite with four TPUs for Project Suncatcher

    Google says Project Suncatcher is a moonshot testing whether machine learning infrastructure could one day run in space, including whether its TPU hardware can keep working through radiation, thermal extremes, and other orbital hazards.

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    An infographic against a black background depicting the Earth below states that a rocket trip to low Earth orbit takes about 10 minutes, exposing spacecraft carrying TPUs to acceleration loads up to 10x gravity, and individual TPU chips to forces up to 50–100 g.

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    20 satellites, including Google’s Project Suncatcher, planned for October 1 SpaceX launch

    A launch-week post says Project Suncatcher will fly TPUs to space for the first time. The planned Transporter-18 lineup also includes Tanager-2 with Carbon Mapper and 18 SuperDoves.

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    2 Sources, 11d ago, first seen 11d ago