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Astranis builds small GEO broadband satellites, its MicroGEO line, at a fraction of the size and cost of traditional geostationary communications satellites, each dedicated to one country.
ACTIVEAstranis designs and manufactures small GEO broadband satellites (MicroGEO) that are a fraction of the size and cost of traditional geostationary communications satellites. Each Astranis satellite provides dedicated broadband capacity to a single country or region, enabling faster deployment of satellite internet services.
Astranis has pioneered the MicroGEO concept, building geostationary broadband satellites weighing around 400 kg compared to 5,000-6,000 kg for traditional GEO commsats. This dramatically lowers the cost and timeline to deploy dedicated satellite broadband, making it viable for smaller markets and nations that could not previously justify a full-size GEO satellite.
Hiring
165 open roles right now →
Latest government contract
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MINIMUM GUARANTEE
DoD · $100K · Apr 29, 2026
Latest funding round
Series E · $300M
May 6, 2026 · led by Snowpoint Ventures / Franklin Templeton
Small geostationary broadband satellite delivering 7.5+ Gbps dedicated capacity per spacecraft at a fraction of traditional GEO satellite cost.
| Astranis HQ & Factory | headquarters | San Francisco, United States |
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Compiled Sep 27, 2026 from 12 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space federal awards
2 awards, $7.6M obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Jul 28, 2025 to Apr 29, 2026; most from DoD (2 awards)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 24, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award Apr 29, 2026
Latest space award
$100K from DoD
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MINIMUM GUARANTEE
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Apr 29, 2026
Form D notices
6 offerings reported on Form D
Latest filed Apr 19, 2021; first sale Mar 19, 2021; 2 of them last updated by an amendment (D/A)
Each offering counts once: a later amendment (Form D/A) replaces its original. Form D names no round label and no investors. Filings for a merger or SPAC deal are left out.
Latest sourced round
Series E: $300.0M
Co-led by Snowpoint Ventures and Franklin Templeton
Source: Via Satellite
Announced May 6, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
7 rounds, $676.3M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount; we hold 4 more rounds with no source link, not counted here
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Open roles
165 open roles
30 days ago: 91 (Aug 29, 2026). 90 days ago: before our daily count began (Aug 13, 2026)
Roles on the company's own jobs board, read by our daily sync. Listings posted or paid for on SpaceNexus are not counted. Earlier daily counts include every listed role.
Source: Company jobs board (Greenhouse)
Counted Sep 27, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
5 in orbit of 6 launched
Latest: UtilitySat
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation codes ASTRAN, ASTRB, ASTRU, SPGUK. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Dec 29, 2024
Satellites built
6 payloads launched, 5 in orbit
Latest: UtilitySat
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation codes ASTRAN, ASTRB, ASTRU, SPGUK. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Dec 29, 2024
Department of Defense
2 space awards, $7.6M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Apr 29, 2026
Anuvu
Owns 2 satellites it built (latest NuView Alpha)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Dec 29, 2024
Andreessen Horowitz
Took part in Series E (May 6, 2026)
Via Satellite, May 6, 2026
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, September 27). Astranis: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/astranis
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Astranis: Company dossier." Data as of September 27, 2026. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/astranis.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_astranis_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Astranis}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/astranis}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/astranis},
urldate = {2026-09-27},
note = {Data as of 2026-09-27; each fact links its primary source}
}Baillie Gifford
Took part in Series E (May 6, 2026)
Via Satellite, May 6, 2026
BlackRock
Took part in Series E (May 6, 2026)
Via Satellite, May 6, 2026
Fidelity
Took part in Series E (May 6, 2026)
Via Satellite, May 6, 2026
Franklin Templeton
Co-led Series E (May 6, 2026)
Via Satellite, May 6, 2026
Snowpoint Ventures
Co-led Series E (May 6, 2026)
Via Satellite, May 6, 2026