{"id":258099,"date":"2026-05-28T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/orbital-data-centers-must-tackle-chip-lifespan-launch-availability-and-cybersecurity-challenges\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:15:18","slug":"orbital-data-centers-must-tackle-chip-lifespan-launch-availability-and-cybersecurity-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/orbital-data-centers-must-tackle-chip-lifespan-launch-availability-and-cybersecurity-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Orbital Data Centers Must Tackle Chip Lifespan, Launch Availability, and Cybersecurity Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orbital Data Centers Must Tackle Chip Lifespan, Launch Availability, and Cybersecurity Challenges<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/technology\/2026\/05\/28\/orbital-data-centers-must-tackle-chip-lifespan-launch-availability-and-cybersecurity-challenges\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-28 15:40:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.satellitetoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n

AMSTERDAM \u2014 One of the big topics, especially in light of the SpaceX <\/strong>initial IPO documents, is the future of orbital data centers and the possibilities of moving compute to space. Experts at SmallSat Europe tried to decipher between the hype and reality of orbital data centers \u2014 in terms of both technology and economics.<\/p>\n

Dr. Paul Struhsaker, CEO of engineering and technology consulting firm Arrasar<\/strong> Partners<\/strong>, who formerly worked as a corporate vice president at semiconductor company AMD. He described the buzz as a reaction to terrestrial challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of constraints [to putting data centers on Earth],\u201d Struhsaker said. \u201cThen you have the question \u2014 Why don\u2019t we put them all in space? Here, there is unlimited energy, for example. However, you need custom silicon to put data centers in space.\u201d<\/p>\n

There a number of players beginning to emerge in this space with the likes of SpaceX, Starcloud, Blue Origin\u2019s Project Sunrise, Google with Planet Lab, in addition to Sophia Space, Axiom Space, Aetherflux, and others. While Struhsaker said he understands the logic behind these moves, there are a number of issues that will need to be addressed. He spoke of the level of compute that players want to put in orbit will be \u201corders of magnitude more than the constellations we have now.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, the way processors and chips go through iteration will create a new set of problems. \u201cAn AI data center blade lifespan is five years. AI has made this even worse. Instead of a five-year span, the next generation of processors come out every two years \u2026 we\u2019re now shortening the lives of the hardware in the data center. That creates a lifespan issue for satellites in orbit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Compute lifespan and replacement is a significant logistics issue, which will also bring up issues around decommissioning satellites, he said.<\/p>\n

Struhsaker spoke of an \u201cAI ASIC problem\u201d \u2013 and this could impact the likes of chipmakers like Nvidia and…<\/p>\n

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