Google Aims for Orbit: Launching AI Datacentres in Space by 2027

Google plans to launch Artificial intelligence datacentres into orbit by 2027, utilizing solar power satellites to meet the growing demand for AI processing.

• In early 2027, Google will send its first trial equipment into Low Earth orbit to test data center capabilities powered by solar power.
• The initiative involves deploying approximately 80 satellite units equipped with Tensor Processing Unit processors to enhance AI functionality from space.
• This venture is driven by decreasing launch costs, allowing Google to operate these data centers economically above the Earth by the mid-2030s.