"SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission on 30 January for permission to launch up to one million satellites into low Earth orbit, each carrying computing hardware that would collectively form what the company described as a constellation with 'unprecedented computing capacity to power advanced artificial intelligence models.'"
"Seven weeks later, Blue Origin filed its own application. Project Sunrise proposes 51,600 satellites in sun-synchronous orbits between 500 and 1,800 kilometres, complemented by the previously announced TeraWave constellation of 5,408 satellites providing ultra-high-speed optical backhaul."
"The startup ecosystem is moving even faster. Starcloud, formerly Lumen Orbit, raised $170 million at a $1.1 billion valuation in March, becoming the fastest unicorn in Y Combinator history just 17 months after completing the programme."
AI's demand for power may lead to the establishment of data centers in orbit, where solar energy is abundant. SpaceX and Blue Origin are leading efforts to deploy large constellations of satellites for this purpose. SpaceX plans to launch up to one million satellites, while Blue Origin's Project Sunrise aims for 51,600 satellites. The startup Starcloud has also emerged, raising significant funding and launching its first satellite. However, experts warn that the necessary physics and engineering challenges have yet to be addressed.
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