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GeoOptics operates a GNSS radio occultation weather satellite constellation under its CICERO program, selling atmospheric sounding data to NOAA and international meteorological agencies.
ACTIVEGeoOptics, founded in Pasadena in 2006 by working scientists and engineers, provides Earth observation data on the atmosphere, surface and subsurface for government, commercial and research customers, including GNSS radio occultation data from its CICERO small satellites; NOAA has bought its data under operational data orders.
GeoOptics developed the CICERO (Community Initiative for Continuing Earth Radio Occultation) constellation to provide commercial GNSS-RO data. Radio occultation measurements are among the most cost-effective and accurate observations for improving numerical weather prediction, particularly for temperature and moisture profiles.
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Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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5 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Latest funding round
equity · $72K
Aug 6, 2021
LEO constellation of GNSS radio occultation satellites providing atmospheric sounding data for weather prediction improvement.
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Compiled Oct 13, 2026 from 9 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Form D notices
6 offerings reported on Form D
Latest filed Sep 20, 2021; first sale Aug 6, 2021; 1 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
Equity round: $72K
Reported on Form D filed Sep 20, 2021; the date shown is the first sale
Source: SEC EDGAR
First sale Aug 6, 2021
Sourced rounds on record
6 rounds, $22.9M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
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.
Satellites owned or operated
3 in orbit of 10 launched
Latest: CICERO-2 OP15 FLT2
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code GEOOPT. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch May 25, 2022
Built 2 of its satellites (latest CICERO-2 OP15 FLT2)
GCAT satellite catalogue, May 25, 2022
Orbital Solutions Monaco
Built one of its satellites (latest OSM-1 CICERO)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Sep 3, 2020
Tyvak Nanosatellite Systems LLC
Built 8 of its satellites (latest OSM-1 CICERO)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Sep 3, 2020
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 13). GeoOptics: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/geooptics
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "GeoOptics: Company dossier." Data as of October 13, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/geooptics.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_geooptics_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{GeoOptics}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/geooptics}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/geooptics},
urldate = {2026-10-13},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-13; each fact links its primary source}
}