China is building supercomputers in space with AI satellites

China is building its first supercomputer network in space using AI-powered satellites. The country has already launched 12 AI-powered satellites to build a network of supercomputers in space. The supercomputers will be operated by the country's state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

About 2,800 satellites will be sent to build a supercomputer in space. In the meantime, the satellites sent to space can calculate 744 trillion pieces of information per second and exchange data at a speed of 100 gigabits. Currently, less than 10 percent of the data from various satellites is sent to Earth and analyzed. To solve this problem, China is turning to space-based data processing.

The satellite-based network is more powerful than any supercomputer system on Earth. Therefore, the satellites will calculate huge amounts of data directly in orbit, without relying on Earth-based infrastructure. Not only that, the satellites will not have to use expensive cooling systems like supercomputers on Earth.

This is not the first time China has had such ambitious plans for space. Earlier this year, Beijing announced plans to build the Three Gorges Dam of Space to harness unlimited solar energy. The initiative will see a massive solar array, one kilometer wide, placed in orbit. It is said to provide uninterrupted solar power, unaffected by Earth's day-night cycle or weather.