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Beijing Institute Plans Orbital Data Centers
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Beijing's Astro-future Institute plans to launch experimental high-computing satellites in late 2025 or early 2026 to test space-based data-center technologies. The institute proposes a 16-node constellation in a 700–800 km dawn-dusk orbit with about 16 gigawatts of solar capacity and a phased 2025–2035 roadmap to mature power, thermal and cost models and ultimately run AI training in orbit.
Key Points
- 1Plans 16 orbital data centers in 700–800 km dawn-dusk orbit, aiming for ~16 gigawatts solar
- 2Seeks continuous solar power and −270°C radiative cooling to overcome terrestrial data-center heat and power limits
- 3Requires new launch, data-relay, software, and cost-management approaches for practitioners targeting in-orbit computing
Scoring Rationale
Ambitious roadmap with industry-scale potential, but limited by single-source reporting and substantial technical and cost uncertainties.
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