Four TPUs head to orbit as Google's Suncatcher tests vacuum thermal loads and radiation resilience
blaiseaguera · x · 2026-10-03
Blaise Aguera y Arcas says the flight runs four TPUs on short duty cycles to measure thermal loads in vacuum and track radiation resilience. The team expects failures, and the telemetry will inform the design of future multi-satellite missions.
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