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Google announced a partnership with Planet to fly AI processors on a Planet satellite for testing orbital data centers.
The apps included in Rogers Satellite service are WhatsApp, Google Maps, AccuWeather, X, and CalTopo.
On November 4, 2025, Google announced Project Suncatcher, a proposal to place an 81-satellite constellation in low Earth orbit.
Google estimates that uninterrupted solar energy and radiation cooling could make certain workloads viable in space within a decade.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Google will test machine learning hardware in orbit through its Project Suncatcher initiative.
AST SpaceMobile is collaborating with U.S. telecommunications providers AT&T and Verizon, as well as American Tower and Google, to develop a satellite network for direct connectivity.
AST SpaceMobile collaborates with AT&T, Verizon, American Tower, and Google to build a global satellite network for direct-to-smartphone cellular connectivity.
Orange's satellite SMS service, called 'Message Satellite,' is initially offered to Google Pixel 9 or 10 smartphone owners on an exclusive basis.
'Message Satellite' is initially available only for Google Pixel 9 and 10 smartphones.
Google Pixel 9 and 10 smartphones include an emergency messaging service called Satellite SOS in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia.
Skylo is currently providing direct-to-device service for both Google Pixel smartphones and Verizon customers with compatible devices.
'au Starlink Direct' also supports data communication, allowing access to select applications such as Google Maps and X.
Google identified thermal management, high-bandwidth ground communications, and on-orbit system reliability as engineering challenges for Project Suncatcher.
Project Suncatcher is a research project out of Google’s X, known as the 'moonshot factory.'
KDDI's Starlink service will support apps like Google Maps and X without coverage in August 2025 and will also offer a maritime Wi-Fi service called 'Ferry Wi-Fi'.
Google plans to explore how a network of solar-powered satellites equipped with Google Tensor Processing Unit AI chips could enhance AI computing in space.
Google is working with Planet to launch two prototype satellites by early 2027 to test Google's models and TPU hardware in space.
Google is launching a new project called Project Suncatcher focused on in-space computing and solar-powered satellites.
Google concluded that the core concepts of space-based machine learning computing are viable and not limited by fundamental physics or insurmountable economic barriers.
Google Earth imagery of the Galactic Energy launch site is dated September 27, 2025.