Google’s first AI data center in space is up and running

Google's first experimental AI data center satellite, part of the Suncatcher project, has begun operations after launching in October and completing initial testing phases. The satellite carries four Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and can generate up to one kilowatt of electricity, sufficient to run an AI chip for approximately 20 minutes. In initial tests, Google's Gemma 4 model successfully generated a haiku about space, and the satellite is monitoring conditions in its orbit. Google plans further testing of thermal and radiation resilience before launching two additional satellites in 2027 as part of its broader goal to create a satellite network capable of advanced AI computations.

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