Loading video...

Video Failed to Load

There was a problem loading this video. This could be due to a temporary network issue or the video might be unavailable.

SpaceX’s AI-1 satellite will process data directly in orbit, then transmit the results through laser links to Starlink for a near real time delivery back to Earth. That’s incredibly cool.

Space Investor

56,285 subscribers

20,845 views • 1 month ago •via X (Twitter)

Anya Rossi• Live Now

Private livecam show

0 Comments

No comments available

Comments from the original post will appear here

Related Videos

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX plans to construct data centers in low-Earth orbit by enlarging next-generation Starlink V3 satellites equipped with high-speed laser links for data routing

Elon Musk announced that SpaceX plans to construct data centers in low-Earth orbit by enlarging next-generation Starlink V3 satellites equipped with high-speed laser links for data routing

Dima Zeniuk

671,395 views • 9 months ago

Elon Musk says Orbital AI Data Centers will be easier than Communication Satellites for SpaceX: "The Starlink V3 communications satellites is an incredibly complex machine. The AI Data Center will be much simpler by comparison. It’s really just solar power, plus radiator, some basic equipment, and the laser links would connect to the Starlink communications constellation, and then to the ground."

Elon Musk says Orbital AI Data Centers will be easier than Communication Satellites for SpaceX: "The Starlink V3 communications satellites is an incredibly complex machine. The AI Data Center will be much simpler by comparison. It’s really just solar power, plus radiator, some basic equipment, and the laser links would connect to the Starlink communications constellation, and then to the ground."

Nic Cruz Patane

1,255,952 views • 2 months ago

NEWS: SpaceX has detailed Starmind, its plan for up to 1 million AI compute satellites in orbit, on a new website. Starmind moves AI data centers into space. Each satellite runs AI compute in orbit and beams results to Earth through Starlink lasers. The satellites draw constant solar power and cool for free in the vacuum. SpaceX filed that plan with the FCC in January. The first satellite, AI1, carries 150 kW of peak compute and spans 70 meters. Starship will carry 30 to 50 AI1 satellites per launch. SpaceX will build them at a new Gigasat factory in Bastrop, Texas. The AI chips come from a planned SpaceX and Tesla fab called Terafab. Two prototypes target early 2027, with thousands of satellites from late 2027.

NEWS: SpaceX has detailed Starmind, its plan for up to 1 million AI compute satellites in orbit, on a new website. Starmind moves AI data centers into space. Each satellite runs AI compute in orbit and beams results to Earth through Starlink lasers. The satellites draw constant solar power and cool for free in the vacuum. SpaceX filed that plan with the FCC in January. The first satellite, AI1, carries 150 kW of peak compute and spans 70 meters. Starship will carry 30 to 50 AI1 satellites per launch. SpaceX will build them at a new Gigasat factory in Bastrop, Texas. The AI chips come from a planned SpaceX and Tesla fab called Terafab. Two prototypes target early 2027, with thousands of satellites from late 2027.

Muskonomy

26,421 views • 1 month ago

NEWS: Each new Starlink V3 satellite carries six space lasers moving 400 gigabits each The lasers connect the satellites to each other, forming a mesh in orbit that can route your data between almost any two points on Earth without touching the ground. Together they add up to a petabit-scale network, and the paths are redundant. If one link is busy or blocked, traffic reroutes through another satellite. This is why Starlink can work in the middle of an ocean or a desert. Data hops satellite to satellite by laser, then drops down only where it needs to. It is the same laser tech NASA just chose to beam 4K video from its Orion Moon spacecraft. (Source: Starlink, July 17)

NEWS: Each new Starlink V3 satellite carries six space lasers moving 400 gigabits each The lasers connect the satellites to each other, forming a mesh in orbit that can route your data between almost any two points on Earth without touching the ground. Together they add up to a petabit-scale network, and the paths are redundant. If one link is busy or blocked, traffic reroutes through another satellite. This is why Starlink can work in the middle of an ocean or a desert. Data hops satellite to satellite by laser, then drops down only where it needs to. It is the same laser tech NASA just chose to beam 4K video from its Orion Moon spacecraft. (Source: Starlink, July 17)

Muskonomy

14,851 views • 28 days ago

Elon Musk on building data centers in Space: "We don't think this is a particularly difficult thing to do. In fact, we think it's easier than our communication satellites. The Starlink V3 communication satellite is an incredibly complex machine. The AI data center would be much simpler by comparison, because it's really just solar power plus radiator basic equipment for operating satellite, and then the laser links, which would connect to the Starlink communications constellation and then back to the ground the connection would happen no matter what the weather is because once you connect to the Starlink communication constellation the Starlink communicates the ground with frequencies that are cloud penetrating, so that in fact even roof penetrating some degree, so you would always be able to close link with the data centers."

Elon Musk on building data centers in Space: "We don't think this is a particularly difficult thing to do. In fact, we think it's easier than our communication satellites. The Starlink V3 communication satellite is an incredibly complex machine. The AI data center would be much simpler by comparison, because it's really just solar power plus radiator basic equipment for operating satellite, and then the laser links, which would connect to the Starlink communications constellation and then back to the ground the connection would happen no matter what the weather is because once you connect to the Starlink communication constellation the Starlink communicates the ground with frequencies that are cloud penetrating, so that in fact even roof penetrating some degree, so you would always be able to close link with the data centers."

DogeDesigner

38,116 views • 2 months ago

Elon Musk: Space data centers will be easier to build than Starlink. “In fact, we think it’s quite easier than our communication satellites. The Starlink V3 communication satellite is an incredibly complex machine. The AI data center would be much simpler by comparison because it's really just solar power + radiator, some basic equipment for operating the satellite and then the laser links which would connect to the Starlink communications constellation and then back and then to the ground. The connection would happen no matter what the weather is because once you connect via lasers to the Starlink communication constellation, the Starlink communicates to the ground with frequencies that are cloud penetrating, so they in fact even roof penetrating to some degree. So you would always be able to close link with the data centers.” Source: Elon Musk Interviewed by Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan, June 5, 2026

Elon Musk: Space data centers will be easier to build than Starlink. “In fact, we think it’s quite easier than our communication satellites. The Starlink V3 communication satellite is an incredibly complex machine. The AI data center would be much simpler by comparison because it's really just solar power + radiator, some basic equipment for operating the satellite and then the laser links which would connect to the Starlink communications constellation and then back and then to the ground. The connection would happen no matter what the weather is because once you connect via lasers to the Starlink communication constellation, the Starlink communicates to the ground with frequencies that are cloud penetrating, so they in fact even roof penetrating to some degree. So you would always be able to close link with the data centers.” Source: Elon Musk Interviewed by Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan, June 5, 2026

ELON CLIPS

18,389 views • 2 months ago

Orbit AI Satellite Successfully Achieve World’s First Orbital AI Deployment and Launching Digital AI Sovereignty Decentralized Orbital AI Network Orbit AI Orbit AI🛰️ today announced that the first satellite, “OAI Genesis-1,” has successfully launched and entered Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Amidst fierce competition from tech giants (e.g., Starlink Starlink Elon Musk , Google AI Project Suncatcher) in space AI computing, this launch signifies Orbit AI’s position as the first to achieve real-world AI deployment, formally inaugurating its "Orbit AI Cloud Platform." Genesis-1 is equipped with NVIDIA NVIDIA AI Compute Cores, running a 2.6B parameter AI model for real-time analysis of infrared remote sensing data in space. By processing data on orbit, Genesis-1 drastically reduces critical information retrieval time (e.g., disaster alerts, maritime monitoring) from hours to mere seconds, while cutting transmission bandwidth costs by over 90%. Furthermore, Orbit AI has partnered with from energy company Powerbank (NASDAQ: SUUN) ( utilizing infinite solar power to achieve carbon-neutral computing and projecting a reduction in overall energy operational costs by 60%. Following its triumph at the BNB Chain Hackathon ( Orbit AI protocol is committed to creating an ultimate censorship-resistant deployment environment: Developers can deploy AI models, privacy applications, financial algorithms, and even blockchain nodes on the satellite network. This ensures that code and data operate in a physically isolated, neutral environment beyond the jurisdiction of major nations, guaranteeing extreme digital sovereignty and service resilience. Orbit AI will also leverage the RWA (Real World Assets) mechanism to allow community users to purchase satellite NFT shares, becoming co-owners of this space infrastructure and sharing in its compute revenues, thus building a community-owned orbital AI economy.

Orbit AI Satellite Successfully Achieve World’s First Orbital AI Deployment and Launching Digital AI Sovereignty Decentralized Orbital AI Network Orbit AI Orbit AI🛰️ today announced that the first satellite, “OAI Genesis-1,” has successfully launched and entered Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Amidst fierce competition from tech giants (e.g., Starlink Starlink Elon Musk , Google AI Project Suncatcher) in space AI computing, this launch signifies Orbit AI’s position as the first to achieve real-world AI deployment, formally inaugurating its "Orbit AI Cloud Platform." Genesis-1 is equipped with NVIDIA NVIDIA AI Compute Cores, running a 2.6B parameter AI model for real-time analysis of infrared remote sensing data in space. By processing data on orbit, Genesis-1 drastically reduces critical information retrieval time (e.g., disaster alerts, maritime monitoring) from hours to mere seconds, while cutting transmission bandwidth costs by over 90%. Furthermore, Orbit AI has partnered with from energy company Powerbank (NASDAQ: SUUN) ( utilizing infinite solar power to achieve carbon-neutral computing and projecting a reduction in overall energy operational costs by 60%. Following its triumph at the BNB Chain Hackathon ( Orbit AI protocol is committed to creating an ultimate censorship-resistant deployment environment: Developers can deploy AI models, privacy applications, financial algorithms, and even blockchain nodes on the satellite network. This ensures that code and data operate in a physically isolated, neutral environment beyond the jurisdiction of major nations, guaranteeing extreme digital sovereignty and service resilience. Orbit AI will also leverage the RWA (Real World Assets) mechanism to allow community users to purchase satellite NFT shares, becoming co-owners of this space infrastructure and sharing in its compute revenues, thus building a community-owned orbital AI economy.

Orbit AI🛰️

24,839 views • 8 months ago

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, launching 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The booster propelling the rocket will return to Earth and land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, according to SpaceX.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket took off Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, launching 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The booster propelling the rocket will return to Earth and land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, according to SpaceX.

CBS News

19,559 views • 5 months ago

🚀 8 years of #Bitcoin in orbit. Blockstream Satellite has beamed Bitcoin blocks, transactions, and data from space 24/7, for free, to the entire planet. From Earth to orbit... to everywhere. Thank you Adam Back! ⚡

🚀 8 years of #Bitcoin in orbit. Blockstream Satellite has beamed Bitcoin blocks, transactions, and data from space 24/7, for free, to the entire planet. From Earth to orbit... to everywhere. Thank you Adam Back! ⚡

JAN3

18,252 views • 1 year ago

"The most important thing in the next 3-4 years is data centers in space. In every way, data centers in space, from a first principles perspective, are superior to data centers on earth. In space, you can keep a satellite in the sun 24 hours a day. The sun is 30% more intense, which results in six times more irradiance than on Earth. So you don't need a battery. The cooling in these data centers is incredibly complicated. Space cooling is free. You just put a radiator on the dark side of the satellite. The only thing faster than a laser going through a fiber optic cable is a laser going through absolute vacuum. Link satellites with lasers, and you have a faster and more coherent network than any data center on Earth."

"The most important thing in the next 3-4 years is data centers in space. In every way, data centers in space, from a first principles perspective, are superior to data centers on earth. In space, you can keep a satellite in the sun 24 hours a day. The sun is 30% more intense, which results in six times more irradiance than on Earth. So you don't need a battery. The cooling in these data centers is incredibly complicated. Space cooling is free. You just put a radiator on the dark side of the satellite. The only thing faster than a laser going through a fiber optic cable is a laser going through absolute vacuum. Link satellites with lasers, and you have a faster and more coherent network than any data center on Earth."

Patrick OShaughnessy

8,214,807 views • 8 months ago

SpaceX is 10xing solar power in orbit every few years Here’s the progression for Starlink: • Gen 1 Starlink: ~3,000 satellites generating ~10 MW in orbit • Gen 2 Starlink: ~7,000 satellites generating ~100 MW • Gen 3 Starlink: expected to reach ~1,000 MW - 1 gigawatt of solar power in orbit Starlink was already revolutionary for global internet But the bigger story is that every new generation is also expanding SpaceX’s orbital power infrastructure • More satellites • More bandwidth • More solar power • More capability in orbit This matters because the future is not just satellites for internet It is satellites for communications, sensing, space data networks, and eventually orbital AI compute powered directly by solar SpaceX is not just building Starlink It is building the power and communications backbone for the next era of infrastructure in space

SpaceX is 10xing solar power in orbit every few years Here’s the progression for Starlink: • Gen 1 Starlink: ~3,000 satellites generating ~10 MW in orbit • Gen 2 Starlink: ~7,000 satellites generating ~100 MW • Gen 3 Starlink: expected to reach ~1,000 MW - 1 gigawatt of solar power in orbit Starlink was already revolutionary for global internet But the bigger story is that every new generation is also expanding SpaceX’s orbital power infrastructure • More satellites • More bandwidth • More solar power • More capability in orbit This matters because the future is not just satellites for internet It is satellites for communications, sensing, space data networks, and eventually orbital AI compute powered directly by solar SpaceX is not just building Starlink It is building the power and communications backbone for the next era of infrastructure in space

X Freeze

30,023 views • 2 months ago

SPACEX DELIVERS ANOTHER 28 STARLINK SATELLITES TO ORBIT SpaceX’s Falcon 9 has successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The first stage booster - flying for the very first time - nailed its landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific. Source: SpaceX

SPACEX DELIVERS ANOTHER 28 STARLINK SATELLITES TO ORBIT SpaceX’s Falcon 9 has successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, deploying 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The first stage booster - flying for the very first time - nailed its landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific. Source: SpaceX

Mario Nawfal

45,034 views • 8 months ago

Elon Musk explains how Starlink works? "I think there's several 1000 satellites in low Earth orbit, and they're moving around 25 times the speed of sound in these zipping around the Earth, basically. And they're at an altitude of about 550 kilometers, which is called generally low earth orbit, because they're at low Earth orbit. Their latency is low because the distances is not that far, compared to Geo stationary satellite, 36,000 kilometers. So you've got 1000s of satellites providing low latency, high speed internet throughout the world, and they are interconnected as well. So there are laser links between the satellites. So it forms sort of a laser mesh, so that if, let's say if cables are damaged or cut, like fiber cables, the satellites can communicate between each other and provide connectivity. For example, when the Red Sea cables were cut, I think a few months ago, the Starlink satellite network, continued to function."

Elon Musk explains how Starlink works? "I think there's several 1000 satellites in low Earth orbit, and they're moving around 25 times the speed of sound in these zipping around the Earth, basically. And they're at an altitude of about 550 kilometers, which is called generally low earth orbit, because they're at low Earth orbit. Their latency is low because the distances is not that far, compared to Geo stationary satellite, 36,000 kilometers. So you've got 1000s of satellites providing low latency, high speed internet throughout the world, and they are interconnected as well. So there are laser links between the satellites. So it forms sort of a laser mesh, so that if, let's say if cables are damaged or cut, like fiber cables, the satellites can communicate between each other and provide connectivity. For example, when the Red Sea cables were cut, I think a few months ago, the Starlink satellite network, continued to function."

DogeDesigner

536,493 views • 8 months ago

SpaceX now has over 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit (and growing), providing internet data service to every corner of the earth. Even ships at sea or aircraft in the sky can receive high speed internet service. Over 2/3 of the active satellites in orbit are Starlink now. And it won't create any long term trash in orbit. The orbits are so low (480 km to 550 km) that even if SpaceX were to lose control of one, the small satellites will run out of fuel within 5 years. Then they get dragged back into the atmosphere and burn up. Every satellite is in a lane to avoid other Starlink satellites. They all are connected to a collusion avoidance system and can make small course adjustments if needed. Starlink can provide high speed internet anywhere on the planet without having to bury expensive fiber cables underground or undersea. All you need is a small dish which scans the sky for the closest satellite to provide internet connectivity.

SpaceX now has over 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit (and growing), providing internet data service to every corner of the earth. Even ships at sea or aircraft in the sky can receive high speed internet service. Over 2/3 of the active satellites in orbit are Starlink now. And it won't create any long term trash in orbit. The orbits are so low (480 km to 550 km) that even if SpaceX were to lose control of one, the small satellites will run out of fuel within 5 years. Then they get dragged back into the atmosphere and burn up. Every satellite is in a lane to avoid other Starlink satellites. They all are connected to a collusion avoidance system and can make small course adjustments if needed. Starlink can provide high speed internet anywhere on the planet without having to bury expensive fiber cables underground or undersea. All you need is a small dish which scans the sky for the closest satellite to provide internet connectivity.

Wall Street Mav

815,054 views • 4 months ago

🚨STARLINK IS LITERALLY USING SPACE LASERS TO SEND INTERNET AROUND THE PLANET Apparently, Starlink satellites actually talk to each other using laser beams in space. Instead of bouncing signals back and forth between Earth stations, the satellites just pass data between themselves up in orbit, which means faster speeds, lower lag, and coverage in the absolute middle of nowhere. It’s basically a giant internet spiderweb in the sky, powered by lasers… No big deal. Source: TiffinTech via YouTube Starlink

🚨STARLINK IS LITERALLY USING SPACE LASERS TO SEND INTERNET AROUND THE PLANET Apparently, Starlink satellites actually talk to each other using laser beams in space. Instead of bouncing signals back and forth between Earth stations, the satellites just pass data between themselves up in orbit, which means faster speeds, lower lag, and coverage in the absolute middle of nowhere. It’s basically a giant internet spiderweb in the sky, powered by lasers… No big deal. Source: TiffinTech via YouTube Starlink

Mario Nawfal

31,187 views • 6 months ago

Think bigger than data centers. Much bigger. Elon Musk just unveiled SpaceXAI's first AI satellite, a spacecraft designed specifically for running AI workloads in orbit. The satellite features 150 kW of solar power, a 70-meter wingspan and massive radiators to dump heat into space, solving one of the biggest challenges in scaling AI. But this is just the beginning. Musk says truly large-scale orbital AI could eventually require hundreds of gigawatts to a terawatt of power, meaning millions of tons of infrastructure in orbit. The long-term vision isn't AI running in data centers. It's AI running in space at a scale that's impossible on Earth. Elon Musk

Think bigger than data centers. Much bigger. Elon Musk just unveiled SpaceXAI's first AI satellite, a spacecraft designed specifically for running AI workloads in orbit. The satellite features 150 kW of solar power, a 70-meter wingspan and massive radiators to dump heat into space, solving one of the biggest challenges in scaling AI. But this is just the beginning. Musk says truly large-scale orbital AI could eventually require hundreds of gigawatts to a terawatt of power, meaning millions of tons of infrastructure in orbit. The long-term vision isn't AI running in data centers. It's AI running in space at a scale that's impossible on Earth. Elon Musk

Tesla Owners Silicon Valley

19,203 views • 2 months ago

🇺🇸 SPACEX JUST COMPLETED ITS 100TH STARLINK LAUNCH OF THE YEAR A Falcon 9 rocket lifted just off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit and officially marking SpaceX’s 100th Starlink launch of 2025. Each of these missions adds to a massive satellite network that’s delivering internet from space to users around the globe, from NYC to the most remote spots on Earth. SpaceX is making it look easy, but building a space-based internet system at this scale is something no one else has even come close to pulling off. Source: Black Hole

🇺🇸 SPACEX JUST COMPLETED ITS 100TH STARLINK LAUNCH OF THE YEAR A Falcon 9 rocket lifted just off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, sending 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit and officially marking SpaceX’s 100th Starlink launch of 2025. Each of these missions adds to a massive satellite network that’s delivering internet from space to users around the globe, from NYC to the most remote spots on Earth. SpaceX is making it look easy, but building a space-based internet system at this scale is something no one else has even come close to pulling off. Source: Black Hole

Mario Nawfal

483,225 views • 9 months ago

SpaceX just showed the first draft of an orbital AI compute satellite. This is not science fiction. It is scaled Starlink V3 hardware already in production. • 150 kW peak / 120 kW sustained power • Solar arrays at 250 W/m² • Double-sided radiators at 1,400 W/m², knife-edged to the Sun • ~1 Tbps laser interconnect • Direct laser + Ka/Ku downlink through the existing Starlink mesh • Latency from 600–800 km orbit: ~3 ms • One satellite ≈ one full NVIDIA GB300 rack in space Radiators match the scale of current V3 solar arrays. Space is large. Experience operating 10,000+ satellites is the real advantage. Orbital compute is no longer theoretical.

SpaceX just showed the first draft of an orbital AI compute satellite. This is not science fiction. It is scaled Starlink V3 hardware already in production. • 150 kW peak / 120 kW sustained power • Solar arrays at 250 W/m² • Double-sided radiators at 1,400 W/m², knife-edged to the Sun • ~1 Tbps laser interconnect • Direct laser + Ka/Ku downlink through the existing Starlink mesh • Latency from 600–800 km orbit: ~3 ms • One satellite ≈ one full NVIDIA GB300 rack in space Radiators match the scale of current V3 solar arrays. Space is large. Experience operating 10,000+ satellites is the real advantage. Orbital compute is no longer theoretical.

Lacey

25,949 views • 7 days ago

Starlink does not just dominate low Earth orbit - it actively works to keep it safe Most satellite operators guard their data SpaceX publishes its full ephemeris (position + velocity) with 72-hour predictions, updated 3 times a day - openly available to any registered operator on for free According to a recent FCC filing, Starlink performed 300,000+ collision-avoidance maneuvers in 2025 - a 50% jump from 200,000 in 2024 That’s ~40 avoidance actions per satellite, per year. Autonomously. Using AI SpaceX triggers a maneuver when collision risk hits just 3-in-10-million - over 300x stricter than the industry standard LEO satellite launch frequency keeps increasing. SpaceX is building the definitive map and traffic system for space… and making sure it stays safe

Starlink does not just dominate low Earth orbit - it actively works to keep it safe Most satellite operators guard their data SpaceX publishes its full ephemeris (position + velocity) with 72-hour predictions, updated 3 times a day - openly available to any registered operator on for free According to a recent FCC filing, Starlink performed 300,000+ collision-avoidance maneuvers in 2025 - a 50% jump from 200,000 in 2024 That’s ~40 avoidance actions per satellite, per year. Autonomously. Using AI SpaceX triggers a maneuver when collision risk hits just 3-in-10-million - over 300x stricter than the industry standard LEO satellite launch frequency keeps increasing. SpaceX is building the definitive map and traffic system for space… and making sure it stays safe

X Freeze

18,936 views • 4 months ago