According to Kayal, projects of this sort are quite uncommon.
What is unique about our mission is that the AI is trained on board.
Normally, this training is done on Earth with powerful computers, he said.
40% off TNW Conference!
But a higher level of autonomy supported by AI on board would be much more efficient.
The team will initially test SONATE-2 in Earth orbit.
To help train the AI, the satellite features four cameras that will provide images directly.
The project is funded by Germanys Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs with 2.6mn.
Story byIoanna Lykiardopoulou
Ioanna is a writer at TNW.
With a background in the humanities, she has a soft spot for social impact-enabling technologies.
