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TakeMe2Space to Launch India's First Orbital Computing Satellite on SpaceX Rocket
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Moneycontrol•28-09-2026, 09:34
TakeMe2Space to Launch India's First Orbital Computing Satellite on SpaceX Rocket
- •TakeMe2Space will launch its MOI-1A orbital computing satellite on a SpaceX Transporter-18 rideshare mission on October 1.
- •The sub-50 kg satellite, carrying Nvidia Orin NX edge-computing processors, aims to process data in orbit to reduce raw data transmission back to Earth.
- •The company has secured 23 customers, including GIS firms and educational institutions, for applications in agriculture, mining, supply-chain, and insurance.
- •Customers can upload AI models to the satellite for in-orbit data processing, transmitting only analysis results, which offsets the cost of not downloading large raw datasets.
- •TakeMe2Space plans to build larger, networked satellites and offer in-orbit cold storage for critical data, targeting financial services and defense.
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TakeMe2Space is launching India's first orbital computing satellite, named MOI-1A, aboard a SpaceX Transporter-18 rideshare mission on October 1.
The MOI-1A satellite carries Nvidia Orin NX edge-computing processors that allow customers to upload containerized AI models, process data directly in orbit, and transmit only the analysis back to Earth instead of the full raw dataset.
TakeMe2Space plans to build larger, networked satellites starting in 2027 to increase computing capacity and lower costs, alongside offering orbital cold storage for critical financial and defence data.
