02 — Platforms
Spacecraft designed around the computer.
Most satellites bolt on a processor as an afterthought. Ours start with the compute module and build the bus, thermal system and software around it — on proven partner platforms, with a six-month concept-to-data timeline.
Titan Platform — TRL-8 · Transporter-19, Q1 2027
Titan
An orbital data center on an ESPA-class bus. Titan clusters NxA-ECM and NxN-ECM modules into a distributed Kubernetes node delivering up to 16,000 TFLOPS in low Earth orbit, powered by the platform's 3.4 kW peak capacity.
Configurable for Golden Dome and SDA PWSA programs, dynamic telecommunications routing, low-latency 5G NR-NTN signal processing, supercomputer and data center workloads, and orbital content delivery.
- COMPUTENxA-ECM + NxN-ECM clusterThor-based NxA modules and NxN modules orchestrated as one Kubernetes node; up to 16,000 TFLOPS.
- BUSSeamless integrationAethero's PCDM, PDM and DDM make it a breeze to integrate the compute payload with the spacecraft bus.
- POWER3.4 kW peakPlatform solar power; the compute payload is scaled to the power and thermal limits of the bus, so every available watt goes to useful work.
- LAUNCHTransporter-19 · Q1 2027SpaceX dedicated SSO rideshare, no earlier than February 2027.
Phobos Platform — TRL-9 · operational
Phobos
A 4U Earth-observation platform integrating the NxN-ECM with compatible radiator expansion modules. Launched March 30, 2026 on SpaceX Transporter-16 from Vandenberg, Phobos runs its Orin NX in Super Mode at up to 157 TOPS, 24/7, for the life of the mission.
Multiple software customers are deployed onboard as containerized applications — intensive compute-as-a-service and EO use cases running at the edge, with reduced latency and far less raw data to downlink. Phobos is the template for what the NxN-ECM does on a standard satellite architecture.
- FORM4U CubeSatNxN-ECM + radiator expansion modules, configurable for EO payloads.
- OPS24/7 computeContinuous on-orbit operations throughout the mission lifecycle.
- MODELPaaS / CaaSHosted customer containers — the first commercial proof of the Altus model.
Deimos — demonstrator · launched Aug 2024
Deimos
Aethero's first spacecraft, launched August 16, 2024 on SpaceX Transporter-11 into sun-synchronous orbit. Deimos carried the first NxN-ECM to space — the first space-rated edge computer to achieve 100 TOPS and the first to run a COTS NVIDIA Jetson Orin SoC.
Deliberately equipped with a weak transmitter and a low-capacity battery, the 18-month mission validated over-the-air updates, onboard inference and edge training under limited bandwidth and extreme load control.
Manufacturer agnostic
Your bus, our brain.
Aethero compute modules are built to operate on any spacecraft — standard PC-104 and VPX/VNX interfaces, radiator options for every view factor, and launch integration through our rideshare partners.
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Whether you need a hosted payload slot on Titan, a Phobos-class platform of your own, or NxN/NxA modules for your bus, start the conversation here.