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Project Suncatcher satellite is reportedly set to carry four Google TPUs into orbit on October 1
A September 30 reply says the satellite, built with Planet Labs, was scheduled to ride SpaceXâs Transporter-18 from Vandenberg at 18:18 UTC. It describes the goal as testing whether AI chips can survive radiation and run in space.
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A September 30 reply describes Project Suncatcher as a Google effort to put four Trillium TPUs on one satellite, built with Planet Labs. It says the satellite was scheduled for an October 1 SpaceX rideshare to test whether the chips can survive radiation and run in space. A separate post says the test would also examine launch vibrations and heat and cooling problems in space.
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