Karthik Govindhasamy
CTO and Co-Founder
Karthik is the Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Antaris™. Prior to Antaris™, Karthik served as the CTO at PlanetLabs, where he oversaw the development and deployment of all key software and hardware technologies, including TT&C protocols, communication systems, and mission control automation. With PlanetLabs, Karthik was instrumental in the development of the Dove medium resolution imaging satellite and the SuperDove medium-resolution imaging satellite. He also integrated the RapidEye constellation from BlackBridge and the SkyBox/Terrabella satellites into the Planet constellation. Prior to PlanetLabs, Karthik led engineering teams at Nokia and Microsoft, where he launched multiple award-winning mobile & computing devices, including the Microsoft Surface tablet, enabling several $100M+ businesses.
Los Altos, United States
Aerospace
Antaris provides the world’s first AI-driven, end-to-end platform for the design, simulation, manufacturing, and operation of satellite missions. The platform fully virtualizes all system hardware and software elements, including ground stations, and interoperates with any satellite OEM, component provider, payload provider, or ground station operator. Virtualizing all hardware and software elements is the foundation for our powerful AI/ML capabilities:
- AI/ML-driven mission and satellite design: build-to-model capability
- Simulation-driven predictive modeling leveraging TrueTwin™
- Autonomous command-and control-including constellation-level orchestration
- Edge AI/ML for autonomous on-orbit satellite capabilities
- AI/ML-driven mission and satellite design: build-to-model capability
- Simulation-driven predictive modeling leveraging TrueTwin™
- Autonomous command-and control-including constellation-level orchestration
- Edge AI/ML for autonomous on-orbit satellite capabilities
