Spiral Blue’s ground-breaking image computer for satellites is now in space Simon Thomsen - July 2, 2021 2 MIN READ An artist's impression of the Stork satellite in orbit with the SEZ computer aboard Sydney spacetech startup Spiral Blue has launched its first prototype computers, called Space Edge Zero (SEZ), into orbit aboard Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket. Spiral Blue’s SEZ computer will introduce in-space processing of satellite images, currently unavailable to Earth observation satellites. Traditionally, Earth observation data is downloaded into a raw format from Earth observation satellites and is then heavily processed into a format useful to non-technical decision makers. Spiral Blue’s SEZ ensures process means only the information needed by the end user is delivered, improving the efficiency of satellites, and making Earth observation data more affordable and accessible.