Google's first Project Suncatcher orbital data center test satellite launches October 1
sbulaev · hn · 2026-09-25
Per Ars Technica, Google's first Project Suncatcher test satellite — part of its plan to move data centers to orbit and leverage space-based solar power for AI compute — launches October 1, marking the first on-orbit validation for the ambitious orbital data center program.
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