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Astranis

US
commercialFounded 2015
www.astranis.com
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Astranis achieved telemetry and tracking data acquisition from Arcturus 94 seconds after separation from the Falcon Heavy upper stage.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2023First Astranis satellite successfully deployed to GEO, beams first signals down to Alaska

The 400-kilogram Astranis-built Arcturus satellite reached geostationary orbit over Alaska.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2023Debut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska

Astranis mounted a novel battery and thermal system to the spare ESPA slot on the Falcon Heavy second stage to support a stable and thermally-regulated coast to geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2023First Astranis satellite successfully deployed to GEO, beams first signals down to Alaska

Astranis launched its first satellite, Arcturus, to geostationary orbit (GEO) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2023First Astranis satellite successfully deployed to GEO, beams first signals down to Alaska

Astranis is a Californian startup that won two contracts in early 2023 for smaller, regionally focused geostationary spacecraft.

Mentioned as: astranisTechnical ProductMay 8, 2023Sizing up the 2023 GEO manufacturing battleground

Three contracts for commercial geostationary communications satellites had been announced as of late April, including two contracts for Astranis and one contract for Maxar.

Mentioned as: AstranisTechnical ProductMay 8, 2023Sizing up the 2023 GEO manufacturing battleground

Mexican telco Apco Networks ordered two satellites from Astranis for a third batch that Astranis aims to launch on an undisclosed rocket in 2024.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2023SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first ViaSat-3 satellite

Astranis plans to launch a batch of four more satellites on a dedicated Falcon 9 mission in 2023-06-30.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2023SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first ViaSat-3 satellite

Astranis recently raised more than $200,000,000 in an equity and debt financing round led by the Andreessen Horowitz growth fund.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2023SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches first ViaSat-3 satellite

The ViaSat-3 Americas Falcon Heavy mission included two rideshare payloads: a communications cubesat from Washington-based Gravity Space and the first broadband satellite built by Astranis of California.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2023SpaceX launches second pair of O3b mPower satellites

The Falcon Heavy launch carrying ViaSat-3 Americas and Astranis Arcturus from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center was delayed from 2023-04-18 to 2023-04-26 after a static-fire test of the rocket’s three boosters.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipApr 24, 2023Falcon Heavy delay affects space station manifest

ST Engineering iDirect’s Mx-DMA® MRC waveform technology will enable Aitelecom/APCO Networks to support services on Aitelecom’s new MicroGEO satellites built by Astranis Space Technologies.

Mentioned as: Astranis Space TechnologiesTechnical ProductMar 20, 2023Aitelecom/APCO Networks partners with Astranis and ST Engineering iDirect for enterprise + backhaul services across Mexico via Astranis built MicroGEO smallsats

Astranis Space Technologies will build MicroGEO satellites for Aitelecom that are slated for launch in 2024-07-01.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMar 20, 2023Aitelecom/APCO Networks partners with Astranis and ST Engineering iDirect for enterprise + backhaul services across Mexico via Astranis built MicroGEO smallsats

The two Apco Networks satellites are part of Astranis’ third batch of satellites that Astranis plans to launch together on an undisclosed dedicated rocket.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMar 14, 2023Astranis gets order for a pair of Mexico-focused GEO broadband satellites

Apco Networks ordered two small satellites from Astranis for a launch toward geostationary orbit next year.

Mentioned as: AstranisTechnical ProductMar 14, 2023Astranis gets order for a pair of Mexico-focused GEO broadband satellites

Astranis’ Arcturus satellite shipped from Astranis’ San Francisco headquarters to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipMar 6, 2023The Astranis Arcturus satellite arrives at Cape Canaveral for SpaceX launch

The Department of Defense is interested in satcom services provided by small GEO satellites such as those offered by Astranis.

Mentioned as: AstranisTechnical ProductMar 1, 2023DoD interested in smartphone-to-satellite communications services

On 2023-02-14, Astranis Space Technologies won a $4,500,000 contract to integrate a U.S. military communications waveform on one of the company’s satellite communications payloads.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2023Astranis wins Space Force contract to integrate military satcom on commercial payload

Astranis is a San Francisco-based startup that manufactures small geostationary satellites intended to provide dedicated coverage over specific regions.

Mentioned as: AstranisOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2023Astranis wins Space Force contract to integrate military satcom on commercial payload

Astranis expects a successful PTW on-orbit demonstration could lead Space Systems Command to order a sizable number of GEO satellites dedicated to the Space Force.

Mentioned as: AstranisTechnical ProductFeb 14, 2023Astranis wins Space Force contract to integrate military satcom on commercial payload
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