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Astrolight reports its first optical ground link went from first light to routine operations in a week: two passes a day at 1 Gbps, run remotely. Availability was above 85% for passes above 15 degrees. That still leaves roughly one pass in seven that doesn't close. The Constellation Platform forecasts link quality one to five minutes ahead, so an operator sees which passes will deliver before the contact starts.
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Saturday’s launch brought SDA’s Tranche 1 to 84 satellites. Earlier this year, GAO documented incompatible interfaces between vendors’ NOVA ground systems and SDA’s shared SUPERNOVA system, alongside delayed testing and rising integration costs.
ConstellationOS addresses the telemetry side of that problem: it normalizes ground data into one schema and API, so the same forecasting and contact-planning software can work across ground systems.
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SpaceX told the IAC that Starlink had conjunctions with about 650 unique maneuvering third-party satellites this year, and only about half of those operators share ephemeris. Some approaches ended at tens to hundreds of meters. Without the other operator's ephemeris, the conjunction screen runs on a stale orbit. A late notice leads to a burn, which moves every pass booked at the stations after it. ConstellationOS re-plans the passes a maneuver displaces and rebooks them across ground providers. The operator approves one schedule diff.
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Hiring a PhD research scientist in Seattle. Build the models behind ConstellationOS, forecasting satellite link conditions and proving them against physics baselines. $160-210K + 0.5-1.5%. US persons. jobs.ashbyhq.com/constellati…
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Hiring SWE interns in Seattle, winter or spring. Ship real projects on ConstellationOS, our forecasting layer for satellite and ground networks. $6-7K/mo + $3K relocation. US persons. jobs.ashbyhq.com/constellati…
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Hiring a Head of Business Development in Seattle. Take ConstellationOS to DoD, USSF, SDA and NASA and own capture to award. $160-220K + 1-2.5%. Clearance eligible. jobs.ashbyhq.com/constellati…
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Satellite fleet growth has hit a massive software wall.
Static link margins, reactive scripts, and fragmented vendor APIs leave massive downlink capacity on the table.
Why scaling satellite fleets cannot mean scaling middleware, and how we are fixing it: 🧵👇
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We're hiring for Research Scientists in Seattle!
@constspace is working on bringing intelligence to satellite mission operations. To help satellite networks scale, we need to automate mission operations so they perform well under various failure modes. We are building physics-informed forecasting and decision models for satellite mission assurance, and we are looking for scientists and engineers to help build them!
The role is on-site in Seattle. You must be a U.S. person (ITAR).
Apply here: lnkd.in/gcV5sihj
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We're hiring two Software Engineer Interns at Constellation Space (@constspace), with the potential to transition into full-time roles! Our intern program has been a great success, and we're excited to bring on the next round of engineers.
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Incredible! Seattle is going to be the aerospace and technological hub of the world. This was a precise reason our company @constspace chose to headquarter here.
+1 as well... we're hiring!
K2 Space is excited to announce that we are opening an engineering hub in the greater Seattle region. Even better, we’re hiring!
Our Seattle-area office will be an engineering outpost powering the most capable satellites in commercial space. From flight software and autonomy to the low-level systems that drive our satellites’ most demanding workloads, this team will contribute to satellites operating at the edge of what’s possible.
In four years, our engineers have built and launched the most powerful dual channel Hall thrusters currently in orbit. We’re now scaling to produce hundreds of satellites by 2030, backed by over $500M raised and $1B in contracts. We’re looking for engineers excited to disrupt the industry, not maintain it.
Want to come build bigger with us? Check out our Seattle-area postings at k2space.com/careers.
“Space is back in a big way,” with investment momentum spanning everything from raw materials and mining to fuel and propulsion systems bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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7 ycombinator startups from the winter 2026 batch that raised beyond the standard $500k check – all niche
@ycombinator sees it clearly: ai is maturing. building one-for-all ai tool does not work anymore. the next wave the next wave is industry-specific. here's where the money went:
1/ @gen_legal_inc
ai-native law firm for founders. contracts in hours, not days, flat fees, attorneys from casetext (acq. by thomson reuters)
2/ @constspace
ai os for satellite mega-constellations. team from spacex, blue origin & nasa
3/ @FenrockAI
ai agents for bank back-office compliance. the harvey for community banks
4/ caretta
real-time ai that joins your sales calls, handles objections live, gets smarter after every call
5/ @GrazeMateInc
autonomous drones that herd cattle across millions of acres. physical ai for ranching
6/ @PatientdeskAI
ai front + back office for dental practices. bookings, payments & insurance on autopilot
7/ remyai
turns existing warehouse cameras into a live intelligence layer. productivity, safety, zero new infra needed
the ai market is maturing.
follow @thehypedotnews for daily analysis and breakdowns in ai
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Announcing TERAFAB: the next step towards becoming a galactic civilization xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1yKAPMzlv…
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non-consumer hardware represents ~15% of @ycombinator W26
hard-tech is back.
spacetech:
@axionorbital - Foundation models for 24/7 Earth Observation
@constspace - AI for space mission assurance
@gru_space - Building the first hotel on the Moon
@KytenTech - Custom battery packs for aerospace vehicles
defense:
@DroneTector Detect and track hostile drones
@S2_INC AI Drone Systems for Defence
robotics:
@GrazeMateInc Robot cowboys mustering cattle with AI drones
@Servo7Robotics Autonomous Warehouse Robots
manufacturing:
@DAIVIN_TECH Tankless dive gear for breath autonomy
@AurorinCAD Modern CAD for mechanical engineers
@SquidEnergy AI-powered grid planning
imo the most significant impact of YC's industrial push is drawing elite talent away from building another outbound tool or trading corn derivatives at a hedge fund and getting them excited about automating manufacturing again.
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Constellation (@constspace) predicts satellite network failures before they happen and automatically reroutes traffic in seconds—no human intervention, no data loss.
Congrats on the launch @kamranmajid11, @raaidkabir, @laithaustin, @omeedtehrani!
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