China · Orbital compute satellite
This project focuses on computing aboard a satellite.
Chaozhisuan (Beijing) Technology led Chaozhisuan-1, launched by CAS Space on 20 September 2026. Its imaging and onboard AI payload is intended to process remote-sensing data in orbit. The founder describes a thousand-satellite-class follow-on ambition; neither a funded fleet nor commercial compute utilization is established.
超智算（北京）科技有限公司 · In orbit
Scope: Shared computing & storage · A shared computing or storage platform, or a program developing that infrastructure. Classification describes intended use, not operating capacity.
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Launched 20 September 2026; compute performance is not disclosed.
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Primary source ↗The founder describes a thousand-satellite-class ambition. This is not the launched count, contracted fleet, funded deployment or a precise final quantity.
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Primary source ↗Figures retain their disclosed units and scope. Launched hardware does not establish demonstrated performance; targets may change. Not disclosed means no figure in the reviewed sources.
Delivered Kinetica-1 Y18 launch service for Chaozhisuan-1 on 20 September 2026.
CAS Space confirms the completed launch and named cooperation. This records a delivered supplier role; it does not assert a publicly disclosed contract award, signing date, direct legal buyer, launch price or follow-on booking.
Announced 20 Sept 2026 · Evidence checked 26 Sept 2026
CAS Space reports Chaozhisuan-1 launch cooperation (opens in a new tab)Manual review 29 Oct 2026. Compared the official Beijing launch account with the project and CAS Space role. September 20 launch and onboard AI functions are supported. Added the processing-unit description, laser-network architecture and attributed response-time claim. Processor model, numerical capacity, IT power and memory remain undisclosed. Primary body last observed 22 Oct, 01:10 UTC. Source monitoring: unavailable. Source collection and substantive profile review are separate checks. Plans and dates may change.
Beijing Municipal Government (opens in a new tab)Verified announcements and milestones linked to this project, newest first.
The satellite launched at 12:03 local time from Jiuquan aboard Lijian-1 Y18 and entered its planned orbit; the government account identifies onboard AI inference, remote-sensing processing and real-time analysis, but discloses no compute capacity.
CAS Space reports the September 20, 2026 Lijian-1 Y18 launch of nine satellites, including PEGA-SUS1 and Super Computing-1. It identifies PEGA-SUS1 as a GalaxySpace/Peng Cheng Laboratory/SUSTech technology demonstrator with 5G-NTN, onboard AI computing and laser communications, and Super Computing-1 as a remote-sensing satellite carrying a 4 m visible camera and AI computer for onboard processing and target recognition.
CAS Space describes its September 20, 2026 collaboration with Super Computing (Beijing) around the Lijian-1 Y18 “Super Computing” mission. Super Computing-1 carries a 4 m visible-light camera and AI computer for onboard image processing and target recognition; the article frames this as an exploration of integrated sensing and computing.
Reporting on the May 29 prelaunch event, Science and Technology Daily describes Chaozhisuan-1 and the founder’s ambition for a thousand-satellite-class low-Earth-orbit computing network. The event formed technical and application alliances, naming CAS Space, Shanghai Aerospace Electronics Technology Research Institute, Tsinghua University and Aotian Technology among participants.
The prelaunch event established a technical alliance including CAS Space and Shanghai Aerospace Electronics Technology Research Institute, and an applications alliance including Tsinghua University and Aotian Technology (遨天科技). These are program research/alliance roles; the report does not assign them flight hardware purchases.
