Satlyt has officially entered the space technology market after raising $8 million in funding. The startup is led by a founder who previously held product management roles at both Google and SpaceX. The company’s primary objective is to develop an open-source software ecosystem designed to run artificial intelligence applications directly on satellites while they are in orbit.

According to the company, their goal is to function as the "Android" of the space industry. By offering a platform that is compatible with hardware from various satellite manufacturers, Satlyt intends to provide a more flexible alternative to existing models. The company explicitly contrasts its approach with that of SpaceX, which maintains a closed, vertically integrated system that the startup compares to Apple’s "iPhone-style" model. By focusing on software interoperability, Satlyt hopes to enable more efficient data processing in space, allowing satellite operators to run AI models without needing to transmit all raw data back to Earth first.