班加罗尔，9月28日：印度太空初创公司TakeMe2Space计划于10月1日搭乘SpaceX火箭发射其所称的印度首颗轨道计算卫星，旨在在轨道上处理数据，而非将原始信息传回地球。
BENGALURU, Sept 28 : Indian space startup TakeMe2Space plans to launch what it describes as the country's first orbital computing satellite aboard a SpaceX rocket on October 1, seeking to process data in orbit rather than transmit raw information back to Earth.
该公司的MOI-1A航天器是一颗重量低于50公斤的卫星，搭载英伟达Orin NX边缘计算处理器，计划执行SpaceX的Transporter-18拼车发射任务。
The company's MOI-1A spacecraft, a sub-50 kg satellite carrying Nvidia Orin NX edge-computing processors, is scheduled to fly on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission.
TakeMe2Space周一表示，已为该任务签约23家客户，包括地理信息系统公司和教育机构。
TakeMe2Space said on Monday it has signed 23 customers for the mission, including geographic information system companies and educational institutions.
创始人兼首席执行官罗纳克·萨曼特拉伊（Ronak Samantray）向路透社表示，商业用户涵盖农业、采矿、供应链管理和保险等领域。总部位于美国的太空数据分析公司Little Place Labs也是其客户之一。
Commercial users span agriculture, mining, supply-chain management and insurance, Founder and CEO Ronak Samantray told Reuters. US-based space data analytics firm Little Place Labs is among its customers.
萨曼特拉伊称，客户将能够向卫星上传容器化的AI模型，卫星在飞越指定区域时可处理数据，并将分析结果传回地球，而非传输完整的底层数据集。
Customers will be able to upload containerized AI models to the satellite, which can process data as it passes over a specified area and transmit the analysis to Earth, rather than the full underlying dataset, Samantray said.
“从我们第一代卫星中看到价值的客户，是那些付费下载大量原始数据并进行计算的客户，”萨曼特拉伊说，“不下载原始数据所节省的成本，抵消了他们在轨道上进行计算所支付的溢价。”该航天器是一颗机载边缘计算卫星，而非传统数据中心。萨曼特拉伊表示，其功率约为150瓦。相比之下，SpaceX和Starcloud等公司计划使用更先进的英伟达芯片，这些芯片通常用于地面数据中心。
"The customer who sees value in our first-generation satellites is the one paying to download a lot of raw data and then do the compute," Samantray said. "The reduction in the cost of not downloading it offsets the premium they pay for compute in orbit." The spacecraft is an onboard edge-computing satellite rather than a conventional data center. It has about 150 watts of power, Samantray said. In contrast, companies like SpaceX and Starcloud plan to use more advanced Nvidia chips that are used in terrestrial data centres.
TakeMe2Space的长期计划是建造更大、可组网的卫星，以服务于多家客户。
TakeMe2Space's longer-term plan is to build larger, networked satellites capable of serving multiple customers.
该初创公司2024年底进行的早期技术演示任务验证了其上传应用程序、在轨道上执行AI推理以及下载结果的能力。随后的一颗卫星MOI-1因运载火箭第三级故障而丢失。
The startup's earlier technology-demonstration mission in late 2024 validated its ability to upload applications, perform AI inference in orbit and download results. A subsequent satellite, MOI-1, was lost after a launch-vehicle third-stage failure.
TakeMe2Space 还计划在轨道上提供关键数据的冷存储服务，目标客户为寻求除地面云服务商之外的额外备份地点的金融服务和国防客户。
TakeMe2Space also aims to offer cold storage in orbit for critical data, targeting financial-services and defence customers seeking an additional backup location beyond terrestrial cloud providers.
该公司表示，它在印度设计和制造大多数卫星子系统，而芯片、太阳能电池和推进系统则从外部采购。它计划从2027年开始推出更大的卫星，目标是提高计算能力并降低成本。
The company said it designs and manufactures most satellite subsystems in India, while sourcing chips, solar cells and propulsion systems externally. It plans larger satellites beginning in 2027, with the goal of increasing computing capacity and reducing costs.