There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
  • wewbull@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 month ago

    It’ll be in shadow at midnight, yes, but not necessarily at any other time. Geostationary orbit is at about 7x the radius of the earth.

    As such, the period when in will actually be in shadow is only a short period directly behind the planet.