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Hyderabad-based space technology company TakeMe2Space is scheduled to launch its MOI-1A satellite on October 1, aboard a SpaceX
rocket, according to the company and a Reuters report.
The satellite is expected to fly as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. TakeMe2Space describes MOI-1A as an orbital computing satellite designed to process data in space before transmitting selected results to ground stations.
MOI-1A is a satellite weighing less than 50 kg and equipped with Nvidia Orin NX processors for onboard computing.
Instead of sending all data collected by the satellite to Earth for processing, the system is designed to run AI models in orbit. TakeMe2Space says customers will be able to upload containerised AI models that can analyse data collected by the spacecraft.
The processed output can then be transmitted to users, potentially reducing the amount of raw data that needs to be sent to ground-based systems.
TakeMe2Space said 23 customers have signed up for the MOI-1A mission. They include companies working with geospatial data as well as organisations in sectors such as agriculture, mining, supply-chain management and insurance.
The company said the satellite has a power budget of about 150 watts and will operate as an orbital computing platform.
TakeMe2Space has previously tested the use of AI and software applications in orbit.
The company's earlier technology demonstration mission in 2024 showed that applications could be uploaded to a spacecraft, run in orbit and return processed results to Earth.
A later MOI-1 mission was lost following a failure involving the launch vehicle's third stage.
The company is now preparing the MOI-1A mission as it works toward deploying larger spacecraft in the coming years.
The satellite is expected to fly as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission. TakeMe2Space describes MOI-1A as an orbital computing satellite designed to process data in space before transmitting selected results to ground stations.
MOI-1A is a satellite weighing less than 50 kg and equipped with Nvidia Orin NX processors for onboard computing.
Instead of sending all data collected by the satellite to Earth for processing, the system is designed to run AI models in orbit. TakeMe2Space says customers will be able to upload containerised AI models that can analyse data collected by the spacecraft.
The processed output can then be transmitted to users, potentially reducing the amount of raw data that needs to be sent to ground-based systems.
TakeMe2Space said 23 customers have signed up for the MOI-1A mission. They include companies working with geospatial data as well as organisations in sectors such as agriculture, mining, supply-chain management and insurance.
The company said the satellite has a power budget of about 150 watts and will operate as an orbital computing platform.
TakeMe2Space has previously tested the use of AI and software applications in orbit.
The company's earlier technology demonstration mission in 2024 showed that applications could be uploaded to a spacecraft, run in orbit and return processed results to Earth.
A later MOI-1 mission was lost following a failure involving the launch vehicle's third stage.
The company is now preparing the MOI-1A mission as it works toward deploying larger spacecraft in the coming years.
