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Space-based cloud service provider Satlyt has entered into a strategic partnership with Parsimoni, creator of SpaceOS, a secure unikernel-based operating environment for satellite payloads, to explore technical and commercial interoperability between their core technologies.

Satlyt, the U.S.-based startup that is creating virtual data centers in space, will explore how its distributed orchestration layer can complement Parsimoni’s  SpaceOS runtime to support emerging use cases in in-orbit computing. Together, the companies intend to evaluate pathways for running advanced workloads, including AI and ML processing, across heterogeneous satellite networks in secure, resource-efficient environments.

“Our mission at Satlyt is to make satellite compute capacity accessible and easy to use,” Rama Afullo, founder and CEO of Satlyt, said in the announcement. “Parsimoni’s focus on secure and efficient runtimes aligns well with our work in inter-satellite networking and task orchestration. We look forward to exploring how these layers can complement each other to support future distributed applications in space.”

Afullo is representing Satlyt at SATELLITE’s upcoming 10th Annual Startup Space Entrepreneur Pitch Contest, competing as a finalist.