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CesiumAstro

US
commercialFounded 2017
Austin, Texas, United States
cesiumastro.com
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The SBN-1 satellites will use CesiumAstro’s direct radiating array to provide multi-beam connectivity in a power-optimized, thermally efficient configuration.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroTechnical ProductDec 22, 2022Saturn Satellite Networks selects CesiumAstro’s RF payload for the Broadband Networks-1 program

Phased array antennas from Austin, Texas-based CesiumAstro will enable SBN-1 to provide high-throughput services at more than 120 gigabits per second.

Mentioned as: cesiumastroTechnical ProductDec 21, 2022Saturn finalizing funds for $500 million small GEO satellite program

The SBN-1 payloads will be developed at CesiumAstro’s facilities in Austin, Texas for integration into Saturn Satellite Networks’ Intelligent Space Node (ISN) low-cost GEO platform at a partner’s Silicon Valley facilities.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2022Saturn Satellite Networks Selects CesiumAstro’s Multi-Beam Active Phased Array RF Payload for its $500M Space Broadband Networks-1 Program

Saturn Satellite Networks selected CesiumAstro’s Vireo-GEO active phased array RF payload for the Space BroadbandNetworks-1 (SBN-1) program.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroTechnical ProductDec 20, 2022Saturn Satellite Networks Selects CesiumAstro’s Multi-Beam Active Phased Array RF Payload for its $500M Space Broadband Networks-1 Program

Vireo-GEO is a CesiumAstro payload that provides direct radiating array technology reconfigured and optimized for GEO operation.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroTechnical ProductDec 20, 2022Saturn Satellite Networks Selects CesiumAstro’s Multi-Beam Active Phased Array RF Payload for its $500M Space Broadband Networks-1 Program

The increased operability from DIFI will improve the breadth of applications and reduce time to market for customers of CesiumAstro.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative PlanJun 21, 2022CesiumAstro joins space industry consortium working to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks

CesiumAstro’s phased array payload architecture is software-defined with a digital backend, making them DIFI-ready by design.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2022CesiumAstro joins space industry consortium working to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks

CesiumAstro, Inc. joined the Digital Intermediate Frequency Interoperability (DIFI) Consortium on June 21, 2022.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2022CesiumAstro joins space industry consortium working to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks

CesiumAstro's active phased array communications payloads are designed for turnkey, stand-alone operation with integrated waveforms, requiring only ethernet and power.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2022CesiumAstro joins space industry consortium working to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks

Increased support for digital IF in the industry will allow CesiumAstro payloads to be compatible with a wider range of backend modems.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2022CesiumAstro joins space industry consortium working to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks

DIFI Chairman Stuart Daughtridge stated that CesiumAstro will help further the maturity and adoption of the interoperable digital IF standard.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2022CesiumAstro joins space industry consortium working to advance interoperability in satellite and ground system networks

CesiumAstro is set to deploy several additional assets into space later 2022 with targeted launch dates to be announced.

Mentioned as: cesiumastroNarrative GrowthMar 20, 2022CesiumAstro Secures $60 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Funding

CesiumAstro has raised nearly $90,000,000 in capital since its founding in 2017.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroTechnical ProductMar 20, 2022CesiumAstro Secures $60 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Funding

CesiumAstro secured $60,000,000 in an oversubscribed Series B funding round co-led by Airbus Ventures and Forever Ventures with strategic participation from L3Harris Technologies.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroOrg RelationshipMar 20, 2022CesiumAstro Secures $60 Million in Oversubscribed Series B Funding

CesiumAstro has raised nearly $90,000,000 in capital since its founding in 2017.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroTechnical ProductMar 2, 2022Oversubscribed Series B Funding Delivers Million$$ To CesiumAstro

CesiumAstro Inc. secured $60,000,000 in an oversubscribed Series B funding round.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative FinancialMar 2, 2022Oversubscribed Series B Funding Delivers Million$$ To CesiumAstro

CesiumAstro will deploy several additional assets into space later 2022.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative PlanMar 2, 2022Oversubscribed Series B Funding Delivers Million$$ To CesiumAstro

Cesium, O3DE, The Linux Foundation, and AWS provide tutorials in a Learning Center and host the Cesium for O3DE project on GitHub.

Mentioned as: CesiumTechnical ProductFeb 17, 2022First stable release of Cesium for O3DE announced

CesiumAstro released the S-Band CommPack Inter-Satellite Link built to NASA GEVS standards and made it available in volume on 2022-01-11.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2022CesiumAstro releases s-band inter-satellite link with software-defined capability

CesiumAstro designed the CommPack for the 2.4 GHz frequency band with rapid customization available to support other RF bands.

Mentioned as: CesiumAstroNarrative GeneralJan 11, 2022CesiumAstro releases s-band inter-satellite link with software-defined capability
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