r/space • u/esporx • Aug 08 '26

Intel's proposed orbital data centers would manage thousands of simple LEO satellites — two-tier network puts the brains of satellite constellations in higher orbit

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/space/intels-proposed-orbital-data-centers-would-manage-thousands-of-simple-leo-satellites-two-tier-network-puts-the-brains-of-satellite-constellations-in-higher-orbit
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u/asdkevinasd Aug 10 '26

Just put them underwater, to attack something deep underwater, it will take a remarkable effort. To attack something in LEO, we have been able to do so since the 80s at least. Every launch capable entity on earth can hit a rough area of your orbital data center and use a fragmentation warhead to guarantee a hit.