Overview
- Adaspace reported it uploaded Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen-3 to its 12-satellite space computing center and executed on-orbit inference tasks in November.
- The full cycle from ground query to returned result took under two minutes, according to Adaspace executive Wang Yabo.
- The demonstration sits within the Star-Compute Project, with reports citing targets of a 2,800-satellite network or 2,400 inference plus 400 training units by 2035.
- Adaspace says additional space computing centers are in production for launch in 2026, expanding capacity beyond the initial 12 satellites.
- Analysts note that viability hinges on fast, distributed ground-station networks and GSaaS partners, and market coverage showed only modest moves in Alibaba shares around the news.