A China-built space computing cloud has recently started offering regular in-orbit experimental services, according to its developer.
Led by Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), the orbital computing power facility automates end-to-end operations across satellite platforms, space servers, ground stations and data centres, giving worldwide users a full life-cycle service from task submission, deployment, execution, monitoring to results delivery.
Space computing refers to an emerging computing paradigm that deploys data processing, storage, intelligent analysis and decision-making capabilities on orbital platforms, such as satellites and space stations.
The Chinese computing cloud platform operates on the Tiansuan Constellation, launched by BUPT in 2021. As the world’s first space computing constellation, it has deployed 16 low-Earth-orbit satellites and seven ground stations, supported more than 60 institutions in orbital tests and drawn researchers from more than 50 countries and regions to its ecosystem.
It offers several key technological capabilities, such as building reusable platform-based services, supporting long-term reliable operation of onboard software, and laying a foundation for real-time in-orbit processing of space data and autonomous satellite decision-making.
Since entering service, the platform has supported multiple tasks, including in-orbit big-data computing and 6G communications. More than 100 users have accessed the energy-efficient service, the university said on Sunday. — Xinhua
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