CesiumAstro is a US-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing advanced communication systems for space and airborne platforms, including active phased array antennas and software-defined radios. They provide full-stack, multi-mission hardware and software products that enable high-throughput connectivity and data transmission. CesiumAstro partners with organizations like NASA, the Space Development Agency (SDA), the U.S. Air Force, Axiom Space, and commercial entities to deliver next-generation connectivity solutions. Their key products include the Nightingale, Vireo, Skylark, and Element, and they focus on innovations in satellite communications, lunar communications, and inter-satellite links.
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The SDR-1001 is offered as a standalone module and forms the backbone of CesiumAstro’s fully integrated L-Band, S-Band, X-Band, Ku-Band, and Ka-Band connectivity and phased array solutions.
The SDR-1001 is offered as a stand-alone module and forms the backbone of CesiumAstro's integrated L-Band, S-Band, X-Band, Ku-Band, and Ka-Band connectivity and phased array solutions.
CesiumAstro is developing turnkey waveform support for DVB-S2, DVB-S2X, and CCSDS on the SDR-1001 with transmit data rates up to 500 Mb/s.
CesiumAstro produces the SDR-1001 as low-SWaP, plug-and-play hardware suitable for high-volume manufacturing and LEO space and airborne applications.
CesiumAstro manufactured and shipped a compact inter-satellite link communication system to NASA’s Ames Research Center to test mobile networking technologies within swarm missions.
CesiumAstro coordinated with the Defense Innovation Unit to launch its first two satellites in September 2021 on a rideshare with Landsat-9.
CesiumAstro delivered a space communication system to NASA’s Glenn Research Center in support of the SmallSat Ka-band Operations User Terminal (SKOUT) project to provide direct-to-earth communication between NASA mission spacecraft and GEO relay satellite constellations as well as direct-to-ground networks.
CesiumAstro manufactured and shipped a communications system to NASA’s Glenn Research Center for use in cognitive communications research supporting autonomy for swarm missions and future lunar architecture deployment.
CesiumAstro has collaborated with the Missile Defense Agency to develop a high-speed missile-to-missile communication system.
CesiumAstro manufactured and shipped a communications system to NASA’s Glenn Research Center for use in cognitive communications research supporting autonomy for swarm missions and future lunar architecture deployment.
CesiumAstro delivered a space communication system to NASA’s Glenn Research Center for the SmallSat Ka-band Operations User Terminal (SKOUT) project to provide direct-to-Earth communication between NASA spacecraft and commercial relay satellite constellations in GEO, as well as direct-to-ground networks.
CesiumAstro completed shipment of a compact inter-satellite link communication system to NASA’s Ames Research Center to support testing of mobile networking technologies for swarm missions.
In coordination with the Defense Innovation Unit, CesiumAstro is launching its first two satellites in September 2021 on a rideshare with Landsat-9.
Under the U.S. Navy’s Rapidly Integrated Tactical Communications Payload Award, CesiumAstro developed a multi-beam active phased array antenna with software-defined radio and a digital backend capable of connecting disparate networks and providing stand-in resilience in contested environments.
CesiumAstro has collaborated with the Missile Defense Agency to develop a high-speed missile-to-missile communication system.
Cesium for Unreal enables a high-accuracy full-scale globe in Unreal Engine.
Cesium for Unreal includes integration with Cesium ion for optional commercial access to curated 3D content like global terrain, 3D buildings, photogrammetry, and satellite imagery.
Cesium for Unreal includes software to convert custom high-resolution 3D data into streamable 3D Tiles.
Cesium has released Cesium for Unreal, a free, open-source plugin that delivers high-resolution 3D geospatial technology and accurate real-world data.
Cesium for Unreal will be open-source and available for free on the Unreal Marketplace.