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SpaceX draft satellite design for computing in orbit, presented with a deployable liquid radiator and redundant pumping loops.
Covered in 1 article · August 2026
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Aug 4, 2026
Sophia Space's Orbital Data Center Patent Trades Compute Density for Radiator Area
A worked example budgets 259 W of solar output per square meter of tile, implying a similar heat load. SpaceX's draft AI1 makes the opposite supercomputing bet: hotter liquid cooling and pumps.
Aug 4, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 10 min read