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CesiumAstro

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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.

commercialFounded 2017
Austin, Texas, United States
cesiumastro.com
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Photorealistic 3D Tiles uses the Open Geospatial Consortium’s 3D Tiles standard created by Cesium.

GeneralValue 1.2Oct 27, 2023Photorealistic 3D Tiles from Google Maps Included in Cesium ion

Under the NASA contract, CesiumAstro will complete the design of a low-Earth orbit space-qualified Ka-band wideband active phased array terminal that enables communication with both commercial and government networks.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 19, 2023CesiumAstro Secures NASA Contract to Evaluate Wideband Satcom Capabilities

CesiumAstro was awarded a contract by NASA to perform a wideband satellite communications capability study to support the agency’s transition to fully commercialized communications services for near-Earth users.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanGrowthValue 4.5Oct 18, 2023CesiumAstro Awarded NASA Contract to Assess SatCom Capabilities

During the contract, CesiumAstro will design a low-Earth orbit (LEO), space-qualified Ka wideband active phased array terminal.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 3.8Oct 18, 2023CesiumAstro Awarded NASA Contract to Assess Wideband Satellite Communications Capabilities

Shey Sabripour is the founder and CEO of CesiumAstro.

GovernanceValue 4.0Oct 18, 2023CesiumAstro Awarded NASA Contract to Assess Wideband Satellite Communications Capabilities

CesiumAstro will identify barriers, challenges, and solutions related to integrating wideband active phased array terminals into NASA’s Near Space Network (NSN).

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.6Oct 18, 2023CesiumAstro Awarded NASA Contract to Assess Wideband Satellite Communications Capabilities

CesiumAstro was awarded a contract by NASA to perform a wideband satellite communications capability study.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Oct 18, 2023CesiumAstro Awarded NASA Contract to Assess Wideband Satellite Communications Capabilities

CesiumAstro is scheduled to deliver hardware for the Airbus flight demonstration in 2023-07-01.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 6, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Showcase Scalable Ka-Band SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro will complete a flight demonstration with Airbus in early to mid-2024.

RelationshipsPlanGeneralValue 3.5Oct 6, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Showcase Scalable Ka-Band SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro’s SATCOM terminal achieved transmit and receive link closure to SES’s satellite from both stationary and mobile platforms.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Oct 6, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Showcase Scalable Ka-Band SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro was on schedule to deliver hardware for the Airbus flight demonstration in 2023-07-01.

RelationshipsPlanValue 3.8Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro will complete a flight demonstration with Airbus in early to mid-2024.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

The demonstration achieved link closure from the CesiumAstro terminal to a Hughes ground station in Woodbine, Maryland.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.2Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro is scheduled to deliver hardware for the Airbus flight demonstration in 2023-07-01.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES + Hughes Team to demo scalable Ka-band active phased array SATCOM terminal

CesiumAstro will complete a flight demonstration with Airbus in early to mid-2024.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES + Hughes Team to demo scalable Ka-band active phased array SATCOM terminal

CesiumAstro’s Ka-band SATCOM terminal achieved link closure to a Hughes ground station in Woodbine, Maryland.

CapabilityValue 4.5Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro plans to complete a flight demonstration with Airbus in early to mid-2024.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.5Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro is scheduled to deliver hardware for the Airbus flight demonstration in 2023-07-01.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

CesiumAstro’s Ka-band SATCOM terminal achieved transmit and receive link closure to SES’s satellite on both stationary and mobile platforms.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Oct 5, 2023CesiumAstro, SES, and Hughes Team Up to Demonstrate a Scalable Ka-Band Active Phased Array SATCOM Terminal

The contract awarded to CesiumAstro is valued at $3,600,000.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Jun 19, 2023CesiumAstro Awarded a Contract by U.S. Air Force to Demonstrate SATCOM Terminal on MQ-9A Aircraft
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