Raghu Das
Founder of Almagest Space Corporation
Raghu Das
Founder of Almagest Space Corporation
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder/CEO
2023 - Current
Unleashing power of E-band and Free Space Optical to build a ultra high-throughput data relay network.
Partner
2021
Seed/Early stage investment in the space economy. Founding partner of @Kicksky accelerator in India.
Investor/Advisor
2017
Astrome is developing advanced millimeter-wave (E/W-band) terrestrial and ultra-high-throughput satellite communications.
Director
2010
Established a successful business consulting and systems solution practice in the satellite and ground services. Founder and interim CEO to new space start-ups transforming ideas into successful businesses. Interim assignment to lead Ramaspace, a Luxembourg based space-mining business. Mentor, strategic advisor and investor to Astrome, a deep-tech space startup pioneering millimeter wave technology for 5G, Rural Broadband and space applications.
Co-founder/COO
2016 - 2019
HeliosWire & its Australian subsidiary Sirion Global provides satellite based IOT and M2M services. Acquired by EchoStar on October 2019.
Co-Founder & CEO
2016 - 2017
Space mining and exploration company developing technologies and solutions for the final frontier.
Co-Founder and SVP Sales & Marketing
2004 - 2010
Owner & operator of two GEO stationary satellites with 54 high-powered Ku-band transponders (plus S and C band) built for DTH markets in South and South East Asia. Responsible for securing a number of end-of-life bulk-capacity contracts with leading DTH and telecom operators in India, Indonesia and Philippines. Protostar 1 was sold to Intelsat and ProtoStar 2 to SES.
Vice President, Managing Director, General Manager
1994 - 2004
June 2003 – March 2004, Managing Director, Loral Skynet Europe, Middle East & Africa, London, August 2000 – May 2003,Vice President and General Manager, Loral CyberStar, Indian Ocean Region, Bangalore October 1998 – July 2000 Vice President - Sales, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Loral Orion
Director of Technology
1994 - 1998
Developed a suits of products, including ‘internet over satellite’ that connected millions in eastern Europe and Asia in early days of Internet.
Principal Engineer
1992 - 1994
Architect for Aeronautical Data Network Services(ADNS) that connected Major US airlines.