Rendering of DiskSats being deployed to orbit. Photo: The Aerospace Corp.

Space edge computing startup Satlyt will license DiskSat technology from The Aerospace Corporation to enable autonomous operations, in-orbit data processing, and distributed satellite coordination. 

Aerospace saw the first four DiskSats launch on a Rocket Lab mission in December. It features a novel satellite structure at just one meter in diameter and two and a half centimeters thick, developed as an alternative to cubesats. Aerospace is offering technology transfer opportunities for collaboration and knowledge-sharing on the DiskSat platform. 

Satlyt has entered into a commercial license agreement in which it will integrate its onboard computing framework using DiskSat’s architecture to explore applications in autonomous operations, in-orbit data processing, and distributed satellite coordination. The company said it is one of the first commercial companies to work with DiskSat technology.

“This collaboration represents a step toward enabling true autonomy in space. DiskSat provides the kind of power and scalability that makes real-time computing in orbit possible,” said Rama Afullo, Founder and CEO of Satlyt. 

Afullo will represent Satlyt in the upcoming Startup Space competition during SATShow Week 2026.