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Exosat

Industrials · YC Summer 2026

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Automated design study · full homepage

Dark, left-aligned visual-first product story with sharp geometry and video-led proof.

Exosat | Sovereign Satellite Connectivity for a Connected World opens with “Satellites Without Borders” in a left-aligned visual-led hero.
Evidence & method · 3 capture notes
Source
https://www.exosat.com/
Captured
2026-09-08
Extractor
2.5.0
Evidence
hero, middle, closing, mobile
  • Automated interpretation; editorial review is pending.
  • Animated or layered text alternatives were detected; the analysis records the most visually prominent state at capture.
  • Section-sequence extraction was bounded to 18 unique headings and 24 qualified regions from 20 unique headings across 20 raw groups and 5 qualified regions across 9 roots.
  • The hero heading was read from semantic heading markup.
  • 7 responsive breakpoint declarations were inspectable.
  • 22 stylesheets were inspectable; 0 cross-origin stylesheets were unavailable to rule inspection.
  • Computed styles describe the captured render; source design tokens and proprietary font files were not copied.

Captured screens

2026-09-08 · source viewport 1600 × 1000

Exosat hero homepage design evidence. Hero viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Hero1600 × 1000
Exosat mid-page homepage design evidence. Mid-page viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Mid-page1600 × 1000
Exosat closing homepage design evidence. Closing viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Closing1600 × 1000
Exosat mobile homepage design evidence. Mobile viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Mobile390 × 844

System overview

Hero
visual-led · left
Surface
dark
Density
sparse
Content width
1440px
Confidence
low
Primary action
None detected

Color system

Dark surfaces use 7 repeated semantic colors; hierarchy is carried mainly by tonal contrast.

Canvas

Page canvas

Dominant rendered page background.
Surface 1

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 41.
Surface 2

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 7.
Surface 3

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 1.
Primary text

Primary text

Observed display foreground with 19.7:1 contrast against the captured canvas.
Secondary text

Secondary text

Observed reading foreground; measured canvas-reference contrast is 7.3:1.
Border

Border and divider

Most repeated inspectable border color.

Typography

The observed type system assigns Onest to display, heading, body, body-small text; Geist Mono to label text.

Metric previews use the observed CSS values. Source font files are not bundled, so unavailable families fall back locally.
display

Satellites Without Borders

Onest · 100px/100px · weight 500 · tracking -5px · color rgb(255, 255, 255) · preview scaled
heading

Bring control of satellite infrastructure to the people who depend upon it most.

Onest · 48px/48px · weight 500 · tracking -2.4px · color rgb(255, 255, 255)
body

We’re working with a broad set of enterprise customers to provide connectivity from our own…

Onest · 16px/20.8px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgb(255, 255, 255)
body-small

Exosat designs its satellites overseas with zero ITAR/EAR-controlled content, enabling us to use…

Onest · 14px/18.2px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgb(255, 255, 255)
label

Privacy policy

Geist Mono · 16px/20.8px · weight 300 · tracking 0px · color rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.800)

Spacing & shape

Spacing

Base unit
4px
Section gap
40px
Container
20px
12px20px8px10px40px60px32px52px4px120px

Shape

Sharp geometry is the dominant shape voice. Separation relies on borders and surface contrast rather than shadow.

Pills
100px
Media
0px
Inputs
0px
Buttons
0px
Inspect borders & shadows · 3
Borders
1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51)1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.200)
Shadows
None observed

Component grammar

Token-based examples, not original components. Source fonts may fall back locally.

Hero

Opening proposition

1 observed

Visual led, left-aligned opening anchored by the primary message.

Inspect 4 properties
Pattern
visual-led
Alignment
left
Heading
Onest · 100px / 500
Media
video-led

Navigation

Global wayfinding

1 observed

Persistent navigation with 2 visible actions in the desktop opening.

Inspect 7 properties
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
20px 0px 20px 0px
Type
Onest · 20px / 400
Position
fixed
Height
100px

Content card

Repeated content module

33 observed

33 style-matched content card instances were found among 56 candidates; properties describe the dominant observed cluster.

Example content
Inspect 6 properties
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Onest · 20px / 400
Candidate pool
56

Form control

Input and selection

1 observed

1 style-matched form control instance was found among 1 candidates; properties describe the dominant observed cluster.

Example input
Inspect 6 properties
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
10px 0px 10px 0px
Type
Geist Mono · 16px / 300
Candidate pool
1

Badge or tag

Compact status or category label

25 observed

25 style-matched badge or tag instances were found among 46 candidates; properties describe the dominant observed cluster.

Example label
Inspect 6 properties
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Onest · 20px / 400
Candidate pool
46

Media frame

Visual proof

3 observed

3 style-matched media elements were found among 15 rendered candidates; cover fitting and 0px are the most repeated treatments.

Inspect 4 properties
Fit
cover, contain
Ratios
1.01, 3.73, 2.11, 1.33, 1.26
Radius
0px
Candidate pool
15

Footer

Closing navigation

1 observed

5 visible actions close the page on a transparent surface.

Inspect 6 properties
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Onest · 20px / 400
Links
5

Layout & narrative

The homepage continues through 18 observed sections, moving from the opening proposition into Bring control of satellite infrastructure to the people who depend upon it most, User sovereignty is our priority. No matter what, Delivering connectivity across emerging markets.

Structure
Long-form product catalogue
Hero pattern
Visual marquee: imagery carries most of the opening surface
Grid
2 columns
Closing
Utility footer with 5 actions
Full section sequence · 18
  1. Bring control of satellite infrastructure to the people who depend upon it most.
  2. User sovereignty is our priority. No matter what.
  3. Delivering connectivity across emerging markets.
  4. We believe that space is a public utility for mankind.
  5. Facing connectivity gaps in your operations?
  6. No new ground hardware
  7. Direct-to-device capability
  8. Expand coverage fast
  9. Direct to Cell INTERNET OF THINGS Broadband
  10. [ Our vision ]
  11. deploy networks from anywhere in the world
  12. ITAR/EAR-Free manufacturing
  13. Pre-Filed Spectrum For Turnkey Delivery
  14. Agriculture
  15. Logistics
  16. Forestry
  17. Outdoors
  18. Aviation

Imagery, motion & responsive

Imagery

Video led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

cover fitting · square-edged frames
Inspect imagery inventory
Composition
A focused visual anchors the first viewport.
Inventory
12 images/canvas elements and 3 videos across the analyzed homepage.

Motion

1 declared keyframe and 1 active animation were inspectable at capture; observed timing uses 0.2s, 0.4s, 0.6s.

No reduced-motion rule detected
Inspect motion inventory
Libraries
GSAP, Lenis
Keyframes
spin
Durations
0.2s, 0.4s, 0.6s, 0.3s, 0.1s, 0.5s
Easings
ease, ease, ease, cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94), inherit, unset, linear
States
focus, hover, active, disabled, transition-all

Mobile

Desktop navigation reduces from 2 visible actions to 0. Hero alignment changes from left to center; mobile heading size is 52.4528px.

Observed multi-column desktop regions collapse to a single-column mobile flow.
Inspect responsive test
Viewport
390 × 844
Overflow
No horizontal overflow detected

Reproduction guidance

Do

  • Pair the observed #030c12 canvas with #ffffff primary copy before adding secondary surfaces.
  • Use Onest at 100px/100px, weight 500, for the primary display moment.
  • Let the left-aligned visual-led hero establish hierarchy before secondary content.
  • Video led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

Don’t

  • Do not mix in arbitrary radii; 100px is the repeated treatment on pills.
  • Do not introduce an accent hue that is absent from the captured palette.
  • Do not introduce extra type families beyond Onest and Geist Mono.
  • Do not copy transition-all declarations; keep only purposeful transform or opacity motion.