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Miratlas provides atmospheric characterization solutions via its Sky Monitor system. This product delivers real-time insights into cloud cover, turbulence, and absorption, critical for reliable light propagation. Integrating a wide array of passive optical sensors, the Sky Monitor generates continuous atmospheric intelligence vital for direct-to-Earth laser communications.
Founded in 2018 by Jean-Edouard Communal, Frédéric Jabet, and Karine Chevalier, Miratlas emerged from experience in telecom, photonics, and astronomical instrumentation. Their background highlighted the critical need to address atmospheric interference for laser communication, driving optical transmission solutions. This expertise directly shaped the company’s specialized focus.
Its clientele includes prominent space agencies, research institutions, and manufacturers utilizing its atmospheric data. Miratlas envisions leading globally in optical atmospheric data collection, processing, forecasting. By enabling continuous and secure optical communication, it aims to advance the terrestrial optical ground segment, fostering global broadband and connectivity.
Miratlas has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round.
Miratlas has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Miratlas has raised $2.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Miratlas's investors include Educapital, Karista.
Miratlas is a technology company specializing in the collection, processing, and forecasting of optical atmospheric data to support free-space laser communications, particularly between Earth and space. It builds advanced instrumentation and deploys a global network of measurement stations that provide real-time, high-precision data on atmospheric turbulence and cloud cover. This data enables satellite communication (satcom) and telecom operators to identify optimal ground sites for laser communication, ensuring continuity and bandwidth optimization despite atmospheric challenges. Miratlas serves major space agencies and industry players such as ESA, NASA, CNES, and others, addressing the critical problem of atmospheric interference in laser-based optical communications, a technology essential for next-generation high-speed broadband satellite networks and quantum key distribution[1][2][3][4].
Founded in 2018 by Jean-Edouard Communal, Frédéric Jabet, and Karine Chevalier, Miratlas emerged from decades of expertise in telecom, photonics, and astronomical instrumentation. The founders identified the unsolved challenge of atmospheric laser turbulence affecting optical communications and rapidly developed their Sky Monitor product and data services. Early traction came from sales to renowned organizations worldwide, establishing Miratlas as a reference in atmospheric turbulence measurement. In 2022, the company secured €2 million in seed funding from investors including Karista and Région Sud Investissement to scale industrial capacity and broaden its service offerings, positioning itself as a global leader in optical atmospheric data[1][2].
Miratlas rides the growing trend of laser communications (Free Space Optical Communication) as a solution to the bandwidth limitations of radio frequency satellite links. This technology is crucial for the scalability of New Space mega-constellations and the future of secure quantum key distribution, which is vital for cybersecurity. The timing is favorable due to increasing demand for high-capacity, low-latency satellite internet and the need for resilient communication infrastructures. Miratlas’s atmospheric data not only supports telecom advancements but also contributes to climate science by improving understanding of atmospheric stability and pollutant dispersion. Its influence extends to enabling the next generation of space-based optical networks and enhancing global connectivity[2][3].
Miratlas is poised to expand its industrial deployment and R&D capabilities, leveraging its recent funding to scale globally. As laser communication technology becomes mainstream in satellite networks, Miratlas’s role as a provider of critical atmospheric data will grow, potentially becoming indispensable for satellite operators and telecom providers. Future trends shaping its journey include the proliferation of optical satellite constellations, advances in quantum communication, and increasing integration of space and terrestrial networks. Miratlas’s influence is likely to deepen as it helps bridge terrestrial fiber networks with space-based optical links, driving innovation in global broadband and secure communications[2][3].
Miratlas has raised $2.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $2.0M Seed in May 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2022 | $2.0M Seed | Educapital, Karista |
