Google to launch TPU-equipped satellite for Project Suncatcher on Oct 1, 2026
Google will launch a satellite carrying its Tensor Processing Units aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Oct. 1, 2026 as part of Project Suncatcher to test how TPUs perform under spaceflight stresses, radiation, and thermal extremes. The mission will also trial heat-pipe and radiator cooling; Google says the chips can run for about 15 minutes before needing to be turned off, and it plans two additional satellites next year.