ATLAS provides a cloud‑native Ground Software as a Service that aggregates a global network of S‑, X‑, Ka‑band and UHF ground stations into a single RESTful API. The platform enables secure, near‑real‑time telemetry and command links for any satellite, supporting LEOP workflows and scaling from single missions to megaconstellations with pay‑as‑you‑go pricing.
Funding
$15M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Spacecraft operators often rely on fragmented ground station contracts and disparate hardware, leading to limited global coverage, complex integration, and delayed access to telemetry and command data. This hampers mission responsiveness, especially for constellations and time‑critical phases such as launch and early orbit operations.
Solution
ATLAS delivers Ground Software as a Service (GSaaS) through its Freedom platform, exposing a federated global network of ground antennas via a single, cloud‑native API. The service abstracts individual ground stations, providing secure, near‑real‑time uplink/downlink capability for any satellite regardless of orbit or frequency band. By leveraging AWS infrastructure, ATLAS ensures scalable performance, automated provisioning, and end‑to‑end encryption, enabling operators to command and receive data from a single console. The platform also supports launch‑and‑early‑orbit‑phase (LEOP) workflows and can accommodate both single‑satellite missions and large constellations.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial satellite operators, civil space agencies, and defense/intelligence entities that need reliable, secure ground communications for individual spacecraft or large constellations.
Features
- Federated “network‑of‑networks” architecture that aggregates S‑band, X‑band, Ka‑band, and UHF ground stations into a unified resource pool.
- Single RESTful API (Freedom) for antenna reservation, telemetry streaming, and command transmission, eliminating per‑station integration effort.
- AWS‑hosted backend with auto‑scaling compute, storage, and event‑driven processing for near‑real‑time data delivery.
- End‑to‑end TLS encryption and role‑based access controls to meet commercial and defense security requirements.
- Built‑in support for Launch & Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) operations, including automated handover and rapid antenna allocation.
- Multi‑tenant dashboard offering live link status, bandwidth utilization, and historical telemetry analytics.
- Pay‑as‑you‑go usage metering that scales from single spacecraft to megaconstellations without additional hardware investment.