As SpaceX is undergoing what could be its largest initial public offering ever, Chief Executive Elon Musk has provided a detailed look at the preliminary version of the artificial intelligence (AI) data center satellites the company intends to construct.
In a 30-minute video shared on the social media platform X, Musk discussed SpaceX's future plans, covering the continued development of the Starship and a joint super-chip factory being built by SpaceX and Tesla Motors in the United States.
Musk presented renderings and specifications for a satellite named AI1. SpaceX plans to assemble a network of approximately 1 million such AI satellites to perform complex artificial intelligence computing tasks in Earth's orbit. Musk stated that the AI1 satellite will be equipped with massive photovoltaic panels with a wingspan of 70 meters, capable of supporting an average computational load of 120 kilowatts, with a peak capacity reaching 150 kilowatts.
Musk noted that SpaceX has accumulated extensive experience from building the Starlink internet system, adding that constructing these types of data center satellites would be simpler than building Starlink satellites.
In the video, Musk said: "An AI satellite is essentially a bunch of solar panels, a heat sink, and some laser links. It doesn't require the very complex antennas that Starlink satellites do. The AI satellite is relatively easier to design."
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