What a data center in space actually is
What processing data in orbit really means, which use cases make sense today, resilient storage and megaprojects with decades-long horizons.
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1. What it means to process data in orbit
The most important distinction is between storing and processing in orbit the data generated there versus moving general-purpose computing from Earth into space.
Processing observation data
Earth-observation satellites generate enormous amounts of data. A hyperspectral observation satellite can generate terabytes of data per day. Downlinking all of that information requires…
General-purpose computing in orbit
Moving general-purpose computing into space (the equivalent of an AWS data center in orbit) is a different and much more speculative scenario. It does not solve any problem that cannot be…
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