MOI-TD aims to make space data more accessible, real-time, and affordable for researchers, students, and small businesses.
TakeMe2Space is part of NVIDIA Inception, a programme that nurtures startups revolutionising industries with technological advancements. Under NVIDIA Inception, startups gain access to NVIDIA's advanced hardware and software, including GPUs, deep learning frameworks, and AI tools.
The space laboratory, MOI-TD, will demonstrate real-time data processing in orbit, making space research more affordable and accessible. Thus, by processing data directly in space, MOI-TD has the potential to revolutionize industries like telecommunications, agriculture, and environmental monitoring.
MOI-TD enables real-time data processing in orbit, reducing the need for extensive ground-based data transmission and significantly lowering costs associated with space research. The platform supports applications such as environmental monitoring, deforestation tracking, maritime activity observation, and greenhouse gas emission detection.
Interestingly, a web-based console, OrbitLab, will allow users to upload AI models to the satellite platform and customize Earth observation use cases. TakeMe2Space is currently inviting interested ones to apply for waitlist.
The platform has already secured research partners, including a leading Malaysian university and a group of 9th and 10th graders from an Indian school.
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The satellite features flexible solar cells, AI accelerators, advanced radiation shielding, and an onboard computer.
Notably, MOI-TD is the technical demonstration version of the MOI-1 satellite. The MOI-1 satellite is a CubeSat designed and manufactured, Indegenously in India, by TM2Space. The satellite's mission is to allow users to take images of Earth and conduct space experiments.
The mission serves as a technology demonstrator for scalable, cost-effective orbital infrastructure, paving the way for future space-based computing capabilities.
TakeMe2Space (TM2Space) was founded in June 2023 by Ronak Kumar Samantaray and three of his friends. The space technology company is based in Hyderabad, India, and is driven by a vision to democratize space and make it accessible to everyone.
The space technology startup aims to build AI-first compute infrastructure in space. It designs and manufactures satellite hardware and have developed platforms such as OrbitLab and OrbitView to democratise access to space-based experiments and Earth observation.
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