JollyPieFedChina begins assembling its supercomputer in space
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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/aYZXOxxT8d5nwfye-oiZmA
Guoxing Aerospace launched 12 satellites in one rocket! The Space Computing Constellation 021 mission was a complete success!
On 2025 May 14, at 12:12 Beijing time, Guoxing Aerospace successfully launched 12 satellites for the Space Computing Constellation 021 mission using the Long March 2D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellites entered their predetermined orbit, marking the successful launch of the world's first space computing constellation.
The successful completion of the initial constellation launch mission will usher in a new era of "space computing" globally.
From 0 to 1, the world's first space computing constellation was successfully launched.
The Space Computing Constellation 021 mission is the first launch of Guoxing Aerospace's "XingSuan" plan and also the first launch of the Zhejiang Laboratory's "Three-Body Computing Constellation". This initial constellation is a joint construction of Guoxing Aerospace, Zhejiang Laboratory, and Neijiang High-Tech Zone, and consists of 12 computing satellites developed by Guoxing Aerospace, including:
* Neijiang (XingShiDai-27)
* Neijiang High-Tech (XingShiDai-28)
* Taizhou (XingShiDai-29)
* Haikou (XingShiDai-30)
* Ma'anshan ZhiSuan 1 (XingShiDai-31)
* Chongzhou (XingShiDai-32)
* TianTie Technology (XingShiDai-33)
* Miyanyuwuchangyuan (XingShiDai-34)
* YuKongZhe (XingShiDai-35)
* "DaLingHaoBay" Star (XingShiDai-36)
* Zhejiang 1 (XingShiDai-37)
* Zhejiang 2 (XingShiDai-38)
Guoxing Aerospace's "XingSuan" plan has launched its first constellation of 12 satellites in one orbit.
The mission code "021" refers to the transition from 0 to 1, symbolizing the breakthrough of achieving the world's first space computing constellation.
"Artificial intelligence should not be absent from space due to a lack of computing power," said Wang Jian, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of Zhejiang Laboratory. The construction of the space computing constellation will enable a single satellite to play a greater value, which has far-reaching significance for the transformation of the aerospace industry.
( ... the article is much longer and they have many photographs and a short video of the rocket launching the satellites
... if you want to continue translating it, go on ... i made my small contribution ! )
What exactly are they cooling this with, because there just isnt enough atmosphere in space to vent into.
I'd guess they'll just have big ass black body radiators oriented away from the sun.
With the will of the people... Jk, but good question.
I wonder if they're going to harness the temperatures of space itself to keep it cooled
Space is technically cold, but only because the density of atmosphere is near zero. That means there are no molecules to absorb the heat like it would be not-in-space, so overheating is more of a problem because heat lost to radiation is slower.
I never really considered that. A heatsink in vacuum wouldn't work very well at all. Thanks for making me think.
So bigger heatsink on the far side of the moon?
Bigger heatsink would be the target, but you gotta get it up there. On moon is not a half bad idea. Bury the heatsink and use the moon itself might be the best idea, depending on how quickly it can absorb then dissipate the heat through the righlith. The side of the moon doesn't matter as there isn't an actual 'dark side' of the moon, just a side we can't see do to tidal locking. That side still gets the same amount of sun.
Something something Skynet.
Spacenet.
Two questions:
1) Why?
2) Why that name? I've read that book series and I'm now concerned.