SpaceX Satellite Launches: The Reality and Cost Issues of Space Data Centers
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View chart & analysis → - 1SpaceX launched a prototype satellite for Alphabet's Project Suncatcher last week.
- 2Boston Consulting Group estimates a cost multiplier 2.5 to 3 times higher than ground-based data centers based on computing power.
- 3CEO Elon Musk proposed that the company will put data center satellites into orbit by the end of 2027.
So what's the key point?
SpaceX launched a test satellite to assist with an Alphabet project. Space data centers could cost about 3 times more than those on the ground.
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