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CesiumAstro secured $200 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to expand its manufacturing capability in Texas.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative FinancialJan 16, 2026Latest News

The financing package is supported by the Export-Import Bank of the United States and J.P. Morgan.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2026CesiumAstro Secures $200M to Expand Texas-Based Manufacturing Infrastructure

AST SpaceMobile is seeking debt financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States to help expand its constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2024AST SpaceMobile locks in 10-year Vodafone commercial agreement

In 2021 the U.S. Export-Import Bank financed the SpaceX launch of a Hispasat communications satellite valued at $80,700,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative FinancialSep 15, 2023Ex-Im Bank considering more than $5 billion in space industry financing

The U.S. Export-Import Bank has a lending cap of $135,000,000,000 and currently has $34,000,000,000 in exposure.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative FinancialSep 15, 2023Ex-Im Bank considering more than $5 billion in space industry financing

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is reviewing an additional $4,000,000,000 in satellite deals that are less far along.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative FinancialSep 15, 2023Ex-Im Bank considering more than $5 billion in space industry financing

The U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering proposals for more than $5,000,000,000 in satellite industry financing.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative FinancialSep 15, 2023Ex-Im Bank considering more than $5 billion in space industry financing

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) is seeking applications from the private space industry to invest $5,000,000,000 for financing space projects such as rockets and satellite products.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2023US Export Credit Agency to Invest $5 Billion in Private Space Industry

Rivada Space Networks is seeking Export-Import Bank financing for its satellite constellation that includes a $2,400,000,000 contract with Terran Orbital and several hundred million dollars more in launches from SpaceX.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2023Ex-Im Bank considering more than $5 billion in space industry financing

In late 2022 the U.S. Export-Import Bank approved $407,000,000 in financing for the launch by SpaceX and United Launch Alliance of two ViaSat-3 satellites through Viasat’s United Kingdom subsidiary.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2023Ex-Im Bank considering more than $5 billion in space industry financing

Saturn Satellite Networks has a commitment letter from the Export–Import Bank of the United States to cover the remainder of SBN-1 project financing and plans to initiate that financing in the first quarter of 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative PlanDec 22, 2022Saturn Satellite Close to Secure $500 million for GEO Satellite Program

Saturn Satellite Networks has a commitment letter from the Export–Import Bank of the United States that it plans to initiate in the first quarter of 2023 to cover the remainder of SBN-1 financing needs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative PlanDec 21, 2022Saturn finalizing funds for $500 million small GEO satellite program

CLS and CNES invested in Kinéis’ 2020 funding round alongside French export-import bank Bpifrance and industrial partners Thales Group, cubesat builder Hemeria, and software engineering firm Celad.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative GeneralNov 19, 2021French satellite startup Kinéis gets regulatory nod for U.S. expansion

The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved $80,700,000 in financing for a Falcon 9 launch of the Hispasat satellite Amazonas Nexus and for launch and initial in-orbit insurance.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankOrg RelationshipJun 22, 2021Ex-Im Bank finances SpaceX launch deal

Up until 2015, the Export-Import Bank of the United States primarily financed GEO satellite and launch deals supporting satellite manufacturers including Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Orbital Sciences, as well as SpaceX launches, with a total value of about $5,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankOrg RelationshipJun 22, 2021Ex-Im Bank finances SpaceX launch deal

As of last November, the Export-Import Bank of the United States was evaluating nearly $2,000,000,000 in applications for financing in the space industry.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative FinancialJun 22, 2021Ex-Im Bank finances SpaceX launch deal

An omnibus spending bill signed into law in December 2019 authorized the Export-Import Bank of the United States for seven years, the longest reauthorization in the bank’s history.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2021Ex-Im Bank finances SpaceX launch deal

The U.S. Export-Import Bank was unable to support large deals from 2015 to 2019 due to political disputes.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative GeneralMar 24, 2021Is there still space for export credit agencies?

Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) expects space firms to continue using ECAs to fill funding gaps left by commercial banks and to provide non-dilutive capital at later project stages.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankNarrative GeneralMar 24, 2021Is there still space for export credit agencies?

The Export-Import Bank of the United States lacked a board quorum after 2015, which prevented it from approving deals larger than $10,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Export-Import BankTechnical ProductNov 11, 2020Ex-Im reviewing nearly $2 billion in applications for space industry projects
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