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04 — Altus

A cloud region, 500 km up.

Aethero is deploying an interconnected constellation with RF and laser links and onboard processing to deliver space computing and global connectivity to commercial, defense, transport and deep-space operators. Rent a slice, or reserve a spacecraft.

Render of Aethero spacecraft exchanging laser links above Earth
Spacecraft with optical inter-satellite links in orbitCaaS · multi-tenant

Altus CoreCompute-as-a-Service

Scalable, multi-tenant processing across the orbital constellation. On-demand access to high-performance space compute nodes to run intensive AI inference and training, and fluidly scale workloads through an elastic cloud in space.

ElasticMetered compute
K8sContainerized
Zero-trustTenant isolation
Titan-class dedicated spacecraft renderPaaS · single-tenant

Altus PrimePlatform-as-a-Service

A fully managed, single-tenant orbital node: a dedicated, compute-enabled spacecraft operated exclusively for one customer. We abstract away space flight and hardware management so you can securely deploy proprietary AI on your own sovereign cloud in the sky.

DedicatedOne customer per node
SovereignData stays yours
ManagedOps included

How it works

Ground to orbit in three steps.

A multi-layered orchestration architecture links your data pipelines directly to space compute — no orbital mechanics required.

01CONTAINERIZE

Package and validate

  • Your proprietary code is containerized within the Aether suite
  • Compute requirements mapped and validated in a hardware-in-the-loop staging sandbox
02SECURE

Encrypt and isolate

  • Zero-trust encryption and automated compliance applied to your stack
  • Proprietary code isolated; data sovereignty assured before leaving the ground
03DEPLOY

Hot-deploy to orbit

  • Optimized workloads pushed OTA to the Altus constellation
  • Real-time processing turns raw telemetry into actionable data at capture

Capabilities

Enterprise cloud architecture, deployed off-world.

  • 01
    Real-time space inferenceProcess live telemetry and multi-modal sensor streams in orbit with an automated AI orchestration engine that flags critical events instantly.
  • 02
    Constellation workload managerSchedule and balance containers across nodes as satellites capture new data.
  • 03
    Multi-modal sensor fusionCross-sensor correlation in space to isolate anomalies and tactical insights before downlink.
  • 04
    Hybrid space-cloud computeExtend your terrestrial stack onto radiation-hardened, elastic nodes with a unified developer environment.
Autonomous image flagging interface highlighting detected changes in a port
Altus workload — autonomous flaggingAlert at capture

Trusted by

  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Powered by

  • EnduroSat
  • NVIDIA
  • Ansys

Engagement models

From metered hours to a dedicated spacecraft.

Altus Core — BasicEntry-level predictive monitoring

$750per hour · 120-hour minimum
  • [CaaS] Compute-as-a-Service
  • Containerized deployment
  • Standard query interface
  • 5 GB data storage
  • Basic API integration
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Metered, pay-as-you-go.

Altus Core — IntelligenceAdvanced multi-vector analytics

Contact usReserved monthly allocation
  • [CaaS] Compute-as-a-Service
  • Dedicated server
  • Custom dashboard suite
  • 50 GB data storage
  • Priority engineering support
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Reserved monthly allocation.

Altus Prime — EnterpriseBespoke global infrastructure

Contact usMonthly dedicated capacity
  • [PaaS] Platform-as-a-Service
  • Customizable sensor platform
  • Included operations support
  • Terabyte-scale storage
  • 24/7 dedicated architect
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Monthly dedicated capacity.

Perspectives

What early customers say

"Instead of building out expensive terrestrial server footprints, we shifted our entire processing pipeline to Aethero's Compute-as-a-Service. Running analytics natively on the Altus Core grid lets us spin up compute containers on demand, scaling in orbit precisely when our satellites capture new data."

VP of Infrastructure, geospatial AI customer

"Aethero's Compute-as-a-Service model completely changes the economics of space-based defense. We don't need to own the hardware to get elite processing; we buy on-demand compute slices to run target detection models at the source and get critical alerts in milliseconds."

Director of Tactical ISR Programs

"Treating space like a standard cloud availability zone felt like science fiction until we tried this. Through Altus we push containerized Kubernetes workloads to space compute infrastructure as easily as deploying to a terrestrial data center."

Principal Cloud DevOps Engineer

"Deploying our neural networks straight to the live space compute grid through a seamless API has shifted how we scale. Paying only for the processing cycles we use in space has slashed our downlink costs while compressing pipeline latency from hours to fractions of a second."

Lead ML Scientist

FAQ

Common questions

What exactly is space-based Compute-as-a-Service (CaaS)?
On-demand access to high-performance, hardware-accelerated compute nodes orbiting in space. Instead of building bespoke processing hardware or waiting to downlink raw data, clients securely upload containerized applications to our shared constellation and process space data natively at the source.
How does computing in space solve the downlink bottleneck?
Satellites capture terabytes of raw sensor data but must wait hours for a line-of-sight window with a ground station. Our space data centers process that multi-modal data instantly, compressing massive datasets into lightweight, actionable insights that can be transmitted to Earth immediately.
How do developers deploy AI models to the constellation?
Through the cloud-native Aether environment. Package neural networks and workloads inside standard containers and push them to orbit via OTA update — treating the constellation like a terrestrial cloud region.
How does the hardware survive radiation and extreme conditions?
Altus is built on Aethero’s heritage in designing and manufacturing space compute: radiation-hardening by system design, proprietary thermal management, and rigorous validation of every workload on hardware-in-the-loop emulation testbeds before deployment.
How do you guarantee data security and isolation on a shared platform?
Altus Core uses zero-trust encryption and automated compliance protocols to isolate client workloads. For sovereign entities or high-security defense missions, Altus Prime provides a fully managed, single-tenant spacecraft dedicated to one customer.

Contact

Provision orbital compute.

Bypass ground-station scheduling and downlink latency. Request a briefing and we will scope your workload against available constellation capacity.

Email info@aethero.com Technical Documentation
Headquarters & Salesinfo@aethero.com+1 (917) 338-0634San Francisco, California
Engineeringteam@aethero.com+1 (917) 338-0634Ann Arbor, Michigan