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California Institute of Technology

American private research university in Pasadena, California.

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Aug 3, 2026
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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 3, 2026 · By SCN Staff · 10 min read

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