SpinLaunch and Aalyria Technologies are teaming up to design and develop key infrastructure supporting SpinLaunch’s low-cost Meridian low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications constellation. Aalyria will serve as a strategic partner, providing technical and commercial support for the Meridian constellation architecture. The two companies announced the partnership, May 12.
Central to the collaboration is the integration of Aalyria’s Spacetime platform as a network orchestration layer for Meridian. This is a critical step for both companies toward accelerating the deployment of high-performance, next-generation satellite connectivity for commercial and government customers around the globe.
SpinLaunch’s Meridian constellation is being developed with an emphasis on flexibility, rapid deployment, and operational efficiency. The network architecture requires a highly flexible and vendor-agnostic control layer to maximize mission success and service uptime. This collaboration is expected to accelerate Meridian’s ground segment readiness, ensuring the critical communications infrastructure is in place to support the initial deployment of LEO satellites.
Spacetime is a network orchestration software that can dynamically plan, manage, and optimize multi-domain networks across ground, air, and space in real time. It has been demonstrated across a wide range of operational environments and is used in commercial and U.S. government programs — it’s also been selected for Telesat Lightspeed, and the Space Data Network Experimentation (SDNX) program from the AFRL.
“SpinLaunch’s ambitious goal to redefine space communications is squarely aligned with Aalyria’s mission, and we look forward to supporting the Meridian program – from shared technical vision to long-term technology support – as it progresses toward operational and market success,” Chris Taylor, CEO of Aalyria, said in a statement.
