SE-1 Space Edge Computer
Spiral Blue
Most powerful commercially available satellite edge computer (outside a space station) — NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX, reduces raw data downlink by up to 99.7%. 10 units in orbit since 2023.
Technical specifications
- Processing module
- NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX
- Orbit
- LEO
- First operational date
- April 2023
- Units in orbit
- 10
- Data reduction demonstrated
- 99.7% (1,004 MB to 3.063 MB)
- Processing speed improvement demonstrated
- 80x over traditional algorithms
- Launch vehicle
- SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter rideshare)
- TRL
- 9 (flight-proven)
About
Spiral Blue’s SE-1 Space Edge Computer is the company’s first onboard AI computing hardware for satellites, enabling on-orbit AI/ML processing of satellite imagery and sensor data. The SE-1 is powered by an NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX processor, delivering processing power that Spiral Blue positions as the most powerful satellite edge computer available commercially outside a space station.
By running AI inference on-orbit, the SE-1 can reduce raw data downlink requirements by up to 99.7% — demonstrated with customer KaleidEO, compressing 1,004 MB of raw imagery to 3.063 MB. The processing speed improvement over traditional algorithms was demonstrated at 80x with KaleidEO’s application, making the first Indian company to demonstrate edge computing in space. Ten SE-1 units are in orbit across customer and partner missions including KaleidEO, Esper Satellites (Esperesso hyperspectral mission), and LatConnect 60 (SWIRSAT mission). First launch was via SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter rideshare in January 2023, with first operational use in April 2023.
Documentation
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