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Google launches prototype AI satellite aboard SpaceX Transporter-18

The mission marks the first dedicated orbital test of Google Tensor Processing Units for space-based computing.

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Google and Planet Labs launched a prototype satellite carrying four Google TPUs aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission on 2026-10-01. [1]