@basaltspace

Constellations as a Service Backed by Y Combinator

 San Francisco, CA
basalt.space
Joined February 2026
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Maximillian Bhatti, CEO, has been named one of the 2026 Payload Pioneers, recognizing 30 under 30 who are helping shape the future of the space industry! Thank you to @payloadspace for the recognition, and Douglas Gorman for his incredible reporting and coverage of Basalt. Congratulations to the other under-30's within the 2026 cohort, and let's continue to shape the next generation of the space industry! Read more through link in bio. payloadspace.com/maximillian…

Maximillian Bhatti, Basalt

Max Bhatti’s recipe for success in the space industry is one part luck, and nine parts hustle.

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Get to know Prem, Applications Engineer. #ycombinator #yc #space #satellite #spacetech
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Get to know Gavyn, Business Development Specialist. #ycombinator #yc #spacetech #startup #space
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Thank you all for hanging out with Basalt at the SmallSat conference this year! We're expanding our Constellations-as-a-Service platform to every industry in aerospace and beyond! We had a lot of great conversation regarding the future of space access and affordability and we intend to continue driving that mission forward. Basalt's fully committed to developing the future of fully integrated satellite systems for any enterprise with our new and long-standing partners. For more info on our mission, follow Basalt on all platforms and check out: basalt.space/
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Basalt is at Small Satellite Conference 2026! Check us out at Booth 404, Monday through Wednesday 9AM-5PM.
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Asymmetric, American-built space power. Basalt builds and launches autonomous, mixed-payload swarms of satellites. Swarms of satellites can be directly controlled with a single, natural language prompt. #ycombinator #yc #spacetech #space #startup
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Get to know Jeff, Basalt Director of Government Business Development. #ycombinator #yc #satellite #spacetech #space
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BTS: BSLT-3 in orbit, CAS500-2 launch, Basalt SF Ground Station in full operation. Stay tuned!🛰️📡 #yc #ycombinator #spacex #rocketlaunch #space
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Exolaunch@ExolaunchApr 17
#CAS500-2: Exolaunch powers the deployment of 🇺🇸 @basaltspace's constellation with the launch of BSLT-3 aboard the CAS500-2 rideshare mission with @SpaceX 🚀 Thank you to the Basalt team for this fruitful collaboration! 📸: Basalt
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Basalt is featured on WIRED! Check it out! 🛰️📖wired.com/story/welcome-to-t…

Welcome to the Great American Satellite Age

A new generation of satellite startups in San Francisco is racing to capitalize on recent technological breakthroughs in space-based data collection and communications.

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BSLT-3 launches on CAS500-2 in T-03:00:00! 🛰️🔭 Tune in for the live stream through the link: spacex.com/launches/cas500-2📺
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Recap of our engineering outreach event last week! ⚙️🛰️📡 #yc #ycombinator #space #spacetech #nasa
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SOLAR PANEL DEPLOY TEST 🛰️☀️ Countless auto-commissioning tests ran on BSLT-3! #ycombinator #yc #spacex #nasa #space
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HOT BENCH TEST 🔥🛰️🚀 Throwback to the BSLT-3 magnetometer deploy test reaching 67.8°C! #ycombinator #yc #spacex #nasa #space
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Get to know Saalem, Basalt Associate Engineer. #ycombinator #yc #satellite #spacetech #space
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Get to know Martin, Basalt Founding Engineer. #ycombinator #yc #satellite #spacetech #space
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Get to know Thomas, Basalt Founding Engineer. #ycombinator #yc #satellite #spacetech #space
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Get to know Sophia, Basalt Founding Engineer. #ycombinator #yc #satellite #spacetech #space
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Get to know Max, Basalt CEO. #ycombinator #yc #satellite #spacetech #space
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Take a look inside the Basalt Downtown SF Hacker House with a spacecraft cleanroom, chemical lab, and mission control center! Check it out here or on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=qjFLf0Si… #ycombinator #yc #startup #spacetech #hackerhouse
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