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Google reportedly launched a prototype satellite with four TPUs for Project Suncatcher
Google said it sent a prototype satellite with four TPUs into orbit with Planet on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission and will study how the hardware handles space conditions in the coming weeks.
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Google said it launched a prototype satellite carrying four TPUs into orbit with Planet on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission, calling it the first step of Project Suncatcher. The company said it will use the coming weeks to study how the chips handle space conditions, and its posts frame the mission as an early prototype in a longer-term research effort.
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