Satlyt to Test AI Computing Software in Orbit

Oct 14, 2026
Satlyt will launch its software on a TakeMe2Space spacecraft aboard a SpaceX rocket, supporting cloud computing and image processing tests for NASA and other customers.

Satlyt will launch its satellite computing software aboard a SpaceX rocket on Thursday, alongside the first prototype for Google's Project Suncatcher space data center effort, according to TechCrunch. The software will run on a spacecraft built by Indian startup TakeMe2Space.

The mission includes tests for three customers. NASA will test cloud computing protocols in space, Stellerian will test image processing for tracking objects in orbit, and TakeMe2Space will demonstrate that its satellite can host software from other companies.

Satlyt previously ran Google DeepMind's Gemma model on a Momentus spacecraft. The model reduced the size of a transmission about software errors by more than 60% by processing the information onboard.

Its next goal, expected next year, is a shared computing system spanning two different satellites. Satlyt has raised an $8 million seed round led by Non Sibi Ventures.

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