Pixxel said that, unlike conventional satellite computing, which relies on low-power edge processors optimised for survival rather than performance, the Pathfinder satellite will host datacenter-class Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), the same generation of hardware as on-ground data centres that power frontier AI training and inference.
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Space startup Pixxel on Monday said that it has entered a strategic partnership with Sarvam to develop and build India’s first orbital data centre satellite — Pathfinder.
Under the partnership, Pixxel will design, build, launch, and operate the satellite, and Sarvam will provide the AI backbone, handling both training and inference directly in orbit, with full-stack language models running on board the satellite.
Published – May 05, 2026 06:00 am IST
