Google发射首颗轨道TPU卫星验证太空计算

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   Google认为SpaceX的Starship需发射约1800次，轨道数据中心才能规模化

   Google今天将自研轨道计算卫星原型送入太空，首次在轨验证其Tensor Processing Unit芯片，由Planet Labs制造。Google在Joule发表同行评审白皮书，分析轨道数据中心的可行性，并预测Starship需飞行约37万吨载荷、约1800次发射（十年内每年180次）才能实现成本目标；卫星将以15分钟短 burst 运行，未来版本将通过激光链路协同。

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