Post B2rKXMkVPS08Eo6K24 by Rocket@shitposter.world
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(DIR) Post #B2rK6jidtqW1evX1Pc by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
2026-01-31T17:23:14Z
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New FCC filing by SpaceX for constellation of million data center satellites for AI apps.# of sats: up to 1 million!Orbit: 500 km and 2,000 km altitude and 30°inclinations. Multiple orbital shells 50 km apart.Cooling: radiativeSchedule: unspecifiedSat size, weight, power, cost, ..: unspecifiedLaunches: millions of tons of mass per yearThere goes the neighborhood.Or is this just marketing fluff and orbital hoarding?@sundogplanets https://www.scribd.com/document/990116826/Orbital-Data-Center-LOA-Narrativehttps://fccprod.servicenowservices.com/icfs?id=ibfs_application_summary&number=SAT-LOA-20260108-000161/n
(DIR) Post #B2rK6l8Ycyq63afERc by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
2026-01-31T17:40:32Z
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To keep the clueless masses intoxicated, SpaceX threw in these flowery words in the FCC filing -"Launching a constellation of a million satellites that operate as orbital data centers is a first step towards becoming a Kardashev II-level civilization—one that can harness the Sun’s full power—while supporting AI-driven applications for billions of people today and ensuring humanity’s multi-planetary future amongst the stars."Earth must be destroyed to save it?https://www.scribd.com/document/990116826/Orbital-Data-Center-LOA-Narrative2/n
(DIR) Post #B2rK6mCUfpa9M5VtDc by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
2026-01-31T18:36:33Z
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The filing is short on details and long on lofty goals and promises.And also a bit sloppy -"Global electricity demand for data centers is projected to more than double by 2035 driven by growth in AI — reaching ~1,200-1,700 Terawatt hours and ..."You gotta specify TW or TW-hours per month or per year.Also, I suspect the million satellite number comes from 1 million * 100 kw = 100 GW total power.For comparison, Starlink v3 satellites will generate 20 kW with a 60x8 m array.3/n
(DIR) Post #B2rK6n2bY5GXxhtVRY by AkaSci@fosstodon.org
2026-01-31T19:23:08Z
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A blunt assessment of "AI datacenters in space” by Prof. Matthew Buckley in Dec 2025 -"To be blunt, the entire stupid idea is a giant middle finger to multiple fundamentals of physics, and the fact that it is apparently being taken seriously by our tech lords, mainstream journalism, and political leaders is a damning indictment of not just the ridiculous amount of money chasing bad ideas in the tech/LLM/hype sector that has eaten the American economy, ..."https://www.physicsmatt.com/blog/2025/12/11/the-dumbest-thing-ive-seen-this-week4/n
(DIR) Post #B2rKXLvoRvS3haNq1A by n_dimension@infosec.exchange
2026-01-31T19:40:23Z
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@AkaSci Sooner or later, the unemployed, angry masses of #AiAntagonists will stop posting silly memes and start smashing #datacenters instead......from that perspective putting data centers in orbit is perfect protection against angry #luddite mobs......as a plus, cooling and power, which is the main thrust of Luddite critique (because #AI #LLM are totally useless) is taken care of in orbit...So if you have lift capacity of $20/kg suddenly orbital data centre starts to look like a damn good investment.
(DIR) Post #B2rKXMkVPS08Eo6K24 by Rocket@shitposter.world
2026-01-31T23:27:03.189553Z
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@n_dimension @AkaSci cooling is absolutely not taken care of in orbit. Heat dissipation in space is a huge problem. I think Elon is planning to build computers that operate at very high temperatures. No idea if that is feasible or not.