China Is Building World’s First Supercomputer In Space Using Ai-powered Satellites

China has launched the first 12 satellites of its new space-based supercomputing network, aiming to make the world’s most powerful computers by processing data directly in orbit. These satellites, launched last week on a Long March 2D rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, are the first phase of China’s ambitious Three-Body Computing Constellation project led by Zhejiang Lab.

Each satellite is equipped with AI-powered computing systems and can perform 744 trillion operations per second. These 12 satellits will have 5 peta operations per second (POPS) of computing power and 30 TB of storage which is huge. . They communicate with each other using ultra-fast laser links that transfer data at speeds up to 100 gigabits per second.

This plan is their initial plan, actually they will build a network of 2800 satellites which will provide computingspeed of 1000 POPS . These satellites will process data in real time, without needing to send it to Earth first. This systemwill help them in development of ai and deep space research.
This system will aso help them to ise energy efficienly. Unlike Earth-based data centers, which consume huge amounts of electricity (comparable to Japan’s total power use), satellites can use solar power and release heat directly into space, reducing energy use and carbon emissions.

This new approach could solve major problems of current satellites, which can only send a small part of their data back to Earth due to limited bandwidth and ground stations. By processing data in orbit, China will be far ahead of the world in the competition of AI and space research. US and Europe could also launch the similar projects in the future.