Antaris Announces Satellite Design Library and Flight-Qualified Onboard Computer
May 22, 2023, Los Altos, CA — Antaris, the software provider for space, today announced the release of the Antaris Satellite Design Library and its first-generation flight-qualified core board. The core board, which coordinates operation of satellite flight systems and payloads, is now available as open source hardware to the entire space community via Github.
“Sharing our learnings and products with spacecraft designers is an important aspect of our corporate philosophy,” said Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Karthik Govindhasamy. “While elements of our platform feature patent-pending IP that is optimized exclusively for our customers, we believe that releasing access to other aspects of the platform—like the onboard computer used in our JANUS-1 satellite—is a critical step toward advancing innovation across our ecosystem.”
On February 10, Antaris launched its first technical demonstration satellite, JANUS-1, into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre of India on the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) SSLV-D2 rocket. The satellite was the first ever designed, simulated and built via the Antaris Cloud Platform. The groundbreaking mission was completed for less than half the cost and typical time-to-orbit for comparable satellite designs, marking a first for the global satellite industry.
“The successful launch of JANUS-1 was a huge step forward for the entire satellite community,” added Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Tom Barton. “Our customers value the unique IP as well as the hardware and software engineering expertise of the Antaris team, but we also recognize that advancements in spacetech will accelerate if we openly share code and reference designs.”
Antaris was recently awarded a $1.7 million Direct to Phase II contract with the United States Department of Defense to further advance its patent pending TrueTwin™ simulation technology. TrueTwin is a high fidelity simulation technology that enables designers to mirror and test a satellite configuration by running identical code in virtual and physical environments with optional hardware-in-the-loop support.
The company has plans to release additional updates to its Satellite Design Library in the coming weeks.
About Antaris
Antaris exists to make space easy for the benefit of humankind. We are a New Space leader and creator of the world’s first software platform proven to simplify and accelerate the design, development and operation of satellites. With investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures, Acequia, HCVC and E2MC, Antaris is revolutionizing Software for Space. Learn more at www.antaris.space.