Google launches Project Suncatcher datacentre satellite prototype

Google has launched a prototype of its Project Suncatcher datacentre satellite carrying Trillium TPUs on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission. The TPUs reportedly survive a total ionizing dose equivalent to a five-year mission life without permanent failures.

• Prototype datacentre satellite launched on SpaceX Transporter-18
• Onboard are Google's Trillium Tensor Processing Units
• TPUs survive five-year radiation dose without permanent failures