# Google's first data center satellite is online and writing poetry

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/30/googles-first-data-center-satellite-is-online-and-writing-poetry/)
> **Author**: Tim Fernholz (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Friday, October 30, 2026
> **Category**: INDUSTRY
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, industry

## Executive Summary
The first TPU in space is running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry



## Full Coverage
Google Suncatcher's prototype space data center is online and communicating with the ground after launching earlier this month alongside more than 100 other spacecraft on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

The satellite, which carries four Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) and generates up to 1 kW of electricity, is intended to pave the way for future networks of close-flying satellites performing large inference workloads in orbit. However, the power demands of the TPU mean it can only turn one on for about 20 minutes at a time, complicating the already tricky business of space-to-ground communications

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