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Developer of Pulsar, a commercial positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) satellite constellation in low Earth orbit intended as an alternative to GPS.
Not ranked: Only 44% of applicable weight is backed by data; 50% is needed to rank.
3 of 7 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 44% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, Legal name
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5 private rounds on record (1 with no stated amount, counted but not added). Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
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Compiled Oct 13, 2026 from 11 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space federal awards
3 awards, $6.4M obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Jun 22, 2023 to Aug 16, 2024; most from DoD (3 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 Aug 16, 2024
Latest space award
$1.7M from DoD
SF241-D025 ALTERNATIVE POSITION, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING. THIS DIRECT 2 PHASE II CONTRACT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING REAL-TIME MONITORING OF CURRE...
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Aug 16, 2024
Form D notices
2 offerings reported on Form D
Latest filed May 3, 2024; first sale May 8, 2024
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.
Sourced rounds on record
5 rounds, $302.7M disclosed
1 with no amount disclosed
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
58 open roles
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 (Ashby)
Counted Oct 13, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: Pulsar IOV
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code XONA. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jun 23, 2025
Department of Defense
3 space awards, $6.4M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Aug 16, 2024
Built one of its satellites (latest Pulsar IOV)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Jun 23, 2025
First Spark Ventures
Recorded as lead of Equity round (Aug 4, 2022)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 13). Xona Space Systems: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/xona-space-systems
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Xona Space Systems: Company dossier." Data as of October 13, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/xona-space-systems.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_xonaspacesystems_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Xona Space Systems}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/xona-space-systems}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/xona-space-systems},
urldate = {2026-10-13},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-13; each fact links its primary source}
}Took part in Equity round (Aug 4, 2022)
Payload, Aug 4, 2022
Took part in Equity round (Aug 4, 2022)
Payload, Aug 4, 2022