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# Learn about Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space

## Retrieval answer

Google says Project Suncatcher is preparing its first in-orbit test of Tensor Processing Units on a prototype satellite developed with Planet and flying on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission.

Google says Project Suncatcher is preparing its first in-orbit test of Tensor Processing Units on a prototype satellite developed with Planet and flying on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The research project is testing launch stress, radiation tolerance and vacuum cooling, while a planned 2027 two-satellite test targets high-bandwidth laser interconnects for future orbital ML clusters.

Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-research/google-project-suncatcher-facts

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