# CesiumAstro: space company profile

> CesiumAstro: CesiumAstro develops active phased array communication systems used across satellites, launch vehicles, and unmanned aerial systems.

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- Data as of: profile last verified 2026-08-12
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## Profile facts

- Name: CesiumAstro (legal name CesiumAstro Inc.)
- What it does: CesiumAstro develops active phased array communication systems used across satellites, launch vehicles, and unmanned aerial systems. (SpaceNexus analyst note)
- Sector: satellite, phased-arrays
- Headquarters: Austin, Texas, US
- Founded: 2017
- Employees: 51-200
- Chief executive: Shey Sabripour
- Status: active
- Ownership: private
- Publicly traded: no
- Website: [https://www.cesiumastro.com](https://www.cesiumastro.com) (SpaceNexus profile)
- Profile claimed by the company: no
- Profile last verified: 2026-08-12

## Funding

- Total funding on the profile: $682.0M
- Last round: Series C
- Valuation on the profile: $500.0M

| Date | Round | Amount (USD) | Lead investor | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-02 | Series C | $470.0M | - | [SpaceNews](https://spacenews.com/cesiumastro-to-scale-operations-with-470-million-in-equity-and-debt-financing/) |
| 2025-07-03 | equity | $270.5M | - | [SEC EDGAR Form D](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707363/000170736326000001/0001707363-26-000001-index.htm) |
| 2024-01-29 | equity | $30.0M | - | [SEC EDGAR Form D](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707363/000170736324000001/0001707363-24-000001-index.htm) |
| 2023-07-01 | Series C | $60.0M | RTX Ventures | - |
| 2023-01-06 | equity | $2.1M | - | [SEC EDGAR Form D](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707363/000170736323000002/0001707363-23-000002-index.htm) |
| 2022-10-18 | Series B | $60.0M | Airbus Ventures | Press Release |
| 2022-02-03 | equity | $60.0M | - | [SEC EDGAR Form D](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707363/000170736322000004/0001707363-22-000004-index.htm) |
| 2021-12-01 | Series B | $16.0M | - | - |
| 2020-10-07 | debt | $15.0M | - | [SEC EDGAR Form D](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707363/000170736322000003/0001707363-22-000003-index.htm) |
| 2019-01-16 | equity | $8.5M | - | [SEC EDGAR Form D](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707363/000170736319000001/0001707363-19-000001-index.htm) |
| 2017-04-19 | equity | $1.8M | - | [SEC EDGAR Form D](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707363/000170736317000002/0001707363-17-000002-index.htm) |

- Rounds come from company announcements, regulatory filings and press reports. Amounts, valuations and investors are as reported and may be incomplete or later revised. Not investment advice, and not an offer or solicitation for any security.

## Space Score

- Rank 37, score 648 of 1000, tier Contender, medium confidence (81% of pillar weight backed by data); measured 2026-09-30 02:10 UTC.
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## Government contracts (latest)

| Award date | Agency | Title | Value (USD) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-09-16 | DoD | PROVIDE THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY (AFRL) WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A MEDIUM SIZED KA-BAND ACTIVE PHASED ARRAY (APA) SATCOM TERMINAL FROM CESIUM ASTRO. | $2.6M | USAspending.gov |
| 2023-09-11 | NASA | NEXT SPACE TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXPLORATION PARTNERSHIPS-2 (NEXT STEP-2) CIS CAPABILITIES STUDIES FOR WIDEBAND/PHASED ARRAY/CROSSLINK | $396K | USAspending.gov |
| 2023-03-01 | Space Development Agency | Tranche 2 Communication Payloads | $20.0M | - |
| 2023-03-01 | Space Development Agency | Tranche 2 Communication Payloads | $20.0M | - |
| 2020-08-25 | NASA | COMMERCIAL-SCALE ARRAYS FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION: COMMUNICATIONS AND SENSING SYSTEM | $125K | USAspending.gov |
| 2018-09-27 | NASA | STARLING1 PROGRAM HAS REQUESTED AN SBIR PHASE III WITH CESIUM ASTRO BASED ON THE EXISTING SBIR PHASE 1 FOR A SOFTWARE RECONFIGURABLE AND MECHANICALLY ADAPTABLE TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PAYLOAD AS WELL… | $1.9M | USAspending.gov |

## Operations

- Open roles on the SpaceNexus jobs board: 0

## Sources

- [SpaceNexus company database](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles): profile facts, with the verification date above
- Each funding round's cited source: SEC filings, company announcements and press reports, linked per round
- Federal award records: contract awards

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