CesiumAstro builds active phased-array satellite communications payloads for government + commercial customers. In February 2026, CesiumAstro announced a landmark $470M funding milestone, with a centrepiece $200M EXIM Bank "Make More in America" package designed to strengthen US domestic supply chains in space + aerospace (Source: SatNews).
CesiumAstro's Space Development Agency (SDA) portfolio includes Tracking Layer Tranche 1 Ka-band RF payloads for 7 satellites, plus selection for the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) programme and a Link 16 antenna development contract (Source: SpaceNews; Potomac Officers Club).
In October 2024 CesiumAstro unveiled Element — a multibeam active phased-array satellite design — backed by a $55M AFWERX STRATFI funding increase. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center contracts cover lunar navigation + wideband satellite comms; total equity raised pre-EXIM was $156M (Source: Aviation Week; CesiumAstro Newsroom).
Includes $200M EXIM Bank package under "Make More in America"; total equity $156M+ pre-EXIM.
Ka-band RF payloads for 7 satellites + Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO + Tracking Layer integration.
Multibeam active phased array satellite design unveiled October 2024.
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center awards for next-gen space comms.
Building US-vertically-integrated satcom payload alternative to SpaceX-style giants.
Build the multibeam phased-array systems powering SDA Tranche 1 + Link 16 + Space Force SATCOM programmes (Source: SpaceNews).
Lunar navigation (Marshall) + protected tactical satcom (Space Force) + SDA Tracking Layer (Source: Aviation Week).
October 2024 unveiled Element design; $55M AFWERX STRATFI to advance development (Source: Aviation Week).
US-vertically-integrated payload alternative to SpaceX-style giants (Source: CesiumAstro Newsroom).
Cross-industry primes invested alongside venture backers (Source: CesiumAstro Newsroom).
February 2026 $200M package to strengthen US space supply chains (Source: SatNews).
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