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Satlyt, founded by a former Google and SpaceX product manager, raises $8M to run AI on satellites
Publisher description: Satlyt wants to be the Android of orbital computing, offering open software that works on many companies' satellites, versus SpaceX's closed, all-in-one iPhone-style approach.
TechCrunch | Oct 1, 2026 | Tim Fernholz
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SpaceX has since gone all-in on orbital data centers, and Satlyt’s software is set to launch Thursday on a SpaceX rocket alongside the first prototype for Google’s space data center effort, Project Suncatcher. Unlike SpaceX, Google, or startups like Starcloud and Cowboy Space Company, Satlyt isn’t planning to build its own spacecraft. In other words, Satlyt wants to offer software that works across many companies’ satellites.
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