China has started assembling a powerful supercomputer in space.
Published in Supercomputing/Calculations, The Quantum World.
China has started assembling a powerful supercomputer in space. On May 14, 2025, it launched the first 12 satellites of the “Three-Body Computing Constellation,”.
The plan is to launch 2,800 satellites in total, each with advanced AI chips that can perform 744 trillion operations per second (TOPS).
The first 12 satellites already offer a combined power of 5 peta operations per second (POPS), with a goal of reaching 1,000 POPS when the full network is in orbit.
The satellites communicate with each other using laser links at 100 gigabits per second and share 30 terabytes of storage.
Each satellite runs an 8-billion-parameter AI model and can analyze satellite images, climate data, and even create 3D digital models of cities.
The satellites also carry tools like X-ray detectors to study cosmic events such as gamma-ray bursts and have potential uses in disaster response.
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