# Google's Project Suncatcher satellite runs Gemma 4 and generates a haiku in orbit

> Original title: Google’s satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-10-30T18:21:38.000Z
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- Original: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1023528/google-project-suncatcher-ai-satellite-transmission

## Summary

Google says its Project Suncatcher satellite booted its Tensor Processing Units in orbit and used the on-board Gemma 4 model to generate a haiku about being in space. Google says it also tested space-themed limericks and telemetry prompts. The satellite launched earlier this month, and Google plans further tests of TPU performance under thermal stress and radiation.