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Constellations as a Service
Basalt is building self-flying satellite constellations for enterprise customers, no prior aerospace experience or expertise needed! Powered by our spacecraft OS, Basalt provides a seamless experience, enabling users to fly and stream data from their own tailored satellite constellation from an app on their phones or laptops. The company is founded by Max Bhatti and Alex Choi, lead engineers at the MIT CubeSat program. Previously, the duo worked as systems engineers at SpaceX, and the UK Ministry of Defense. Basalt Tech recently received its seed investment as part of the Y Combinator W24 batch, and is currently in technical development.
Basalt provides tailored satellite solutions marketed as Constellations-as-a-Service. The offering focuses on delivering constellation capabilities as a service, enabling customers to access satellite solutions without building in-house infrastructure.
Basalt offers constellation capabilities delivered as a service. The model implies customers can access satellite constellation functionality and related services on demand through Basalt, rather than owning and operating their own satellites or ground infrastructure. The pricing page and branding indicate a turnkey, service-oriented approach to satellite solutions.
Who it’s for: Businesses or organizations requiring satellite constellation capabilities without building their own infrastructure; potential adopters include enterprises seeking data and connectivity from space via a managed service.
CEO & Co-Founder of Basalt Tech // I was working at Caltech’s fusion lab when I was hired out of highschool by my co-founder Alex. We would spend the next year working together at MIT AeroAstro, and become great friends in the process. Since then, I’ve spent stints at The Aerospace Corporation and SpaceX working on distributed space systems and the American moon landing. Most recently, I dropped out to build Basalt Tech with Alex. My hobbies include hiking and buying infinite whiteboards.
Building the world’s first satellite operating system.
Basalt Dispatch releases the first satellite operating system that provides a common software infrastructure for fleets of dissimilar satellites, enabling tasking (imagery collection), radio/telecom management, and orbital security, with modular integration for external software. It targets space operators and government agencies to unify operations across missions and enable autonomous, in-orbit collaboration.
From the original launch (Mar 2024) — may be outdated.
AI operating system for mega-scale satellite networks.
Data centers in space
