Japanese data analytics startup Solafune to launch AI satellite

What happened: Japanese data analytics startup Solafune plans to develop and launch an AI-powered earth observation satellite, processing imagery onboard in orbit. Why it matters: Solafune is betting onboard processing can cut costs and open new commercial uses for satellite data, targeting environmental conservation, resource management and disaster prevention in Asia and elsewhere.

Japanese data analytics startup Solafune plans to develop and launch an AI-powered earth observation satellite, processing imagery onboard in orbit.

Solafune is betting onboard processing can cut costs and open new commercial uses for satellite data, targeting environmental conservation, resource management and disaster prevention in Asia and elsewhere.