Supply chain / Space-based
Google Project Suncatcher
A Google research study into constellations of solar-powered satellites carrying AI accelerators and linked by optical connections. Announced as research, not a service.
- Type
- Programme
- Where it sits
- A proposal for compute in orbit that is not available to anyone; relevant only as a signal of where large operators are looking for power and space.
- Constraint
- Google says the economics depend on launch costs falling substantially by the mid-2030s, and a prototype mission is only planned (Google research blog).
- Maturity
- Proposed
What we checked
- Google describes the work as research with a published preprint and plans a prototype mission with Planet Labs of two satellites by early 2027. (source)
- The blog reports a bench test of inter-satellite optical links at 800 Gbps each way and radiation testing of its Trillium TPUs. (source)
Written by ComputeFinder from public pages on 2 October 2026. Company statements are the company's own, not independently checked, and reported items are marked as such. Not yet reviewed line by line by a second person. If something is wrong, tell us.