#project-suncatcher

Google launches test satellite carrying four TPUs into orbit under Project Suncatcher

Google has launched its first Project Suncatcher test satellite carrying four TPUs into orbit to determine whether its AI hardware can operate in space.

Google AI releases Gemini 3.8 TTS models, Live Avatar, and Notebook updates

Google AI’s weekly releases add Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS, Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar, and Gemini_Notebook tools for all users, including mobile Live Chat in about 100 languages. Project Suncatcher is set to launch a prototype satellite to test Google TPUs in orbit.

Google to test whether TPUs can operate in space

Sundar Pichai says Project Suncatcher will fly a prototype satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission, in partnership with Planet, to test whether Google’s TPUs can survive and operate in space.