You must be wondering how these Chinese companies and collaborators could execute this satellite's mission. Well, the first 12 satellites of the Chinese supercomputer plan were launched using a Long March 2D rocket directly from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
According to various reports, these satellites are believed to be a powerful addition because they can handle over 1,000 peta operations per second (POPS).
It seems that each of the 12 supercomputer satellites launched can support 744 tera operations per second (TOPS) thanks to the incorporated 8 billion parameters of artificial intelligence. So, when combined, these Chinese supercomputer satellites can handle about 5 peta operations per second.
According to the Chinese government, even though these operations and capabilities are truly impressive, the goal of these Chinese companies and collaborators is to reach about 1,000 POPs.
"It successfully sent the space computing satellite constellation into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. The space computing satellite constellation is the first constellation of the 'Star Computing' program, the China Aerospace and Technology Corporation stated.
We must mention that the number of Chinese supercomputer satellites still represents a small number of satellites compared to the U.S. Starlink communications network owned by Elon Musk, which currently represents the biggest constellation of satellites. By the end of February, the SpaceX company had launched about 6,700 satellites, but the overall plan is to have in space more than 30,000 U.S. satellites.
We don’t know for sure if these two plans are an obvious sign of space rivalry since the U.S. government and the Chinese government have already gone through some disagreements due to the recent tariffs imposed.
Stay tuned to find out more about the U.S. and Chinese rivalry!
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