TakeMe2Space to Launch India's First Orbital Computing Satellite on Oct. 1 as 23 Customers Sign Up
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Updated · Reuters · Sep 28
TakeMe2Space to Launch India's First Orbital Computing Satellite on Oct. 1 as 23 Customers Sign Up
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Sep 28
Summary
MOI-1A, a sub-50 kg satellite with Nvidia Orin NX processors, is set to launch on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission on October 1.
TakeMe2Space says the spacecraft will run customers' containerized AI models in orbit, sending back analysis instead of raw data to cut download and processing costs.
The startup has signed 23 customers, including GIS companies, educational institutions and U.S.-based Little Place Labs, with use cases spanning agriculture, mining, supply chains and insurance.
TakeMe2Space is using the mission to rebuild after MOI-1 was lost in a launch-vehicle third-stage failure, following a 2024 demo that validated in-orbit app uploads and AI inference.
From 2027, the company plans larger networked satellites and eventually orbital cold-storage services for sectors such as finance and defence.