Our Project Suncatcher prototype satellite is in orbit.
- Today, our prototype satellite for Project Suncatcher, built in partnership with Planet, launched into orbit aboard the Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX.
- Our team has confirmed contact with the satellite and it is operating as expected.
- This is the first step in a long-term research moonshot exploring whether space could one day host scalable machine learning infrastructure.
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- Today, our prototype satellite for Project Suncatcher, built in partnership with Planet, launched into orbit aboard the Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX.
- Our team has confirmed contact with the satellite and it is operating as expected.
- This is the first step in a long-term research moonshot exploring whether space could one day host scalable machine learning infrastructure.
Sources: Blog