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Google Says Orbital Data Centres Need 1,800 Launches

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Google has put a TPU in orbit and published the arithmetic behind space data centres: Starship would have to fly 180 times a year for a decade to make the economics work.

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The company estimates that SpaceX would need to make 1,800 Starship launches in a decade to turn this ambition into a real infrastructure.

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Google is one of the companies that wants to develop data centers in space. But for that, the American giant will wait for SpaceX to accumulate a lot of experience with Starship!

Google has started its project to take artificial intelligence into space, with a first prototype satellite put into orbit. But the path is still long before getting data centers according to scientists.

Google plans to outsource AI data centers to space to use solar energy around the clock. A first chip already orbits the Earth for test purposes. However, the implementation of the big vision is attached to a logistics needle eye. read more on t3n.de

Google is testing AI chips in orbit through Project Suncatcher. Google's study estimates that orbital infrastructure would require approximately 1,800 Starship launches.

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La Opinion broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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