China, May 14: China has initiated the first phase of building a space-based supercomputer with the launch of 12 satellites via a Long March 2D rocket.
Led by ADA Space and Zhejiang Lab, the project aims to create a 2,800-satellite network for high-speed data processing in orbit, targeting 1,000 peta operations per second.
Each satellite features an AI model with 8 billion parameters, capable of 744 trillion operations per second, utilizing solar energy and space cooling for sustainability. The constellation uses edge computing to reduce data transmission delays, transmitting only final results to Earth. Satellites operate on solar energy and dissipate heat directly into space, which helps to reduce their environmental impact.