Keysight supplies state-of-the-art test and measurement equipment and calibration support used by CesiumAstro for fast phased-array calibration and antenna testing across its sites, enabling array calibration, higher throughput production testing, and cross-site engineering collaboration.
CesiumAstro supplies communications systems and payloads to Lockheed Martin as a commercial customer.
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Government awards & missions
Airbus Ventures— strategic-equity-investorTell me more
Airbus Ventures participated in CesiumAstro's Series C equity financing. · Series C growth capital for manufacturing scale-up and communications-platform deployment.
CesiumAstro's Series C release specifically names Airbus Ventures as a participating investor.
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L3Harris Technologies— strategic-equity-investorTell me more
L3Harris Technologies participated as an investor in CesiumAstro's Series B+ financing. · Series B+ growth capital supporting R&D, manufacturing expansion, global growth, and recruiting.
CesiumAstro's financing release names L3Harris among participating investors; no operating supply relationship is inferred.
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Quanta Computer— strategic-equity-investorTell me more
Quanta Computer participated in CesiumAstro's Series B+ equity financing. · Series B+ growth capital supporting R&D, manufacturing expansion, global growth, and recruiting.
CesiumAstro expressly names Quanta Computer as a matching participant in the round.
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Trousdale Ventures— lead-equity-investorTell me more
Trousdale Ventures led CesiumAstro's $270 million Series C equity financing and had also led its 2024 Series B+ round. · Growth capital for manufacturing expansion and deployment of software-defined, AI-enabled communications platforms.
CesiumAstro identifies Trousdale as lead investor in both named funding rounds.
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J.P. Morgan— financing-partnerTell me more
J.P. Morgan partnered with EXIM on CesiumAstro's $200 million government-backed financing package. · Make More in America financing supporting the company's Texas manufacturing expansion.
CesiumAstro names J.P. Morgan as EXIM's financing partner for this transaction.
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Missile Defense Agency— customer-program-contract-sponsorTell me more
Missile Defense Agency selected CesiumAstro to deliver a new large-aperture active phased-array variant for interceptor communications. · Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon System In-flight Interceptor Communications System modernization.
CesiumAstro directly identifies the MDA program and its contracted Skylark-derived array role.
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Air Force Research Laboratory— customer-research-and-development-contract-sponsorTell me more
Air Force Research Laboratory awarded CesiumAstro a contract for a Skylark Ka-band AESA user terminal. · Skylark terminal work for military communications, tactical operations, and defense-agency applications.
CesiumAstro's award announcement directly identifies AFRL as the contracting organization.
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Space Development Agency— customer-development-contract-sponsorTell me more
Space Development Agency awarded CesiumAstro a contract to advance a multi-beam, Link 16-compatible L-band AESA antenna. · Antenna development for SDA Transport Layer requirements within the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
CesiumAstro explicitly identifies SDA as the DoD agency through which it received the award.
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Defense Innovation Unit— mission-testbed-collaborationTell me more
CesiumAstro collaborated with the Defense Innovation Unit on the Cesium Mission 1 on-orbit phased-array satellite testbed. · Cesium Mission 1: two 6U spacecraft providing an on-orbit AESA communications and crosslink testbed for commercial and defense experimentation.
CesiumAstro's release describes CM1 as a key milestone in its collaboration with DIU.
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NASA— reimbursable-space-act-agreementTell me more
NASA and CesiumAstro entered a reimbursable Space Act Agreement for NASA to advise and direct development of CesiumAstro spacecraft cameras. · Development of Cesium spacecraft cameras.
NASA's domestic Space Act Agreement report names CesiumAstro, the camera-development purpose, and agreement dates.
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NASA Glenn Research Center— space-act-agreement-technical-collaborationTell me more
CesiumAstro and NASA Glenn Research Center agreed to collaborate on demonstrating operations and functionality of CesiumAstro's Ka-band phased-array payload, including access to NASA ground or space-based assets as needed. · Ka-band phased-array payload demonstration under Space Act Agreement SAA3-1664.
The NASA-hosted agreement expressly identifies CesiumAstro and NASA GRC technical responsibilities.
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center— customer-development-contract-sponsorTell me more
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center awarded CesiumAstro a contract to develop and deliver LunaNet-compatible radio units. · LunaNet Augmented Forward Signal ground-testing technology supporting future lunar surface-navigation networks and NASA Artemis objectives.
The company identifies MSFC as the awarding NASA center and specifies the radio-unit deliverable.
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Taiwan Space Agency— customer-government-procurementTell me more
Taiwan Space Agency contracted CesiumAstro to provide software-defined communications payloads and ground user terminals. · Taiwan's first national low-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation; CesiumAstro is to supply Vireo SDR space payloads and Skylark ground terminals.
CesiumAstro directly announced the contract with Taiwan's civil space agency.
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TXMission— acquired-internalized-capabilityTell me more
CesiumAstro acquired TXMission, internalizing its software-defined-radio and modem capabilities and establishing a UK presence. · Internal expansion of CesiumAstro's communications technology portfolio and European operational footprint.
Trade reporting directly reports the acquisition and describes TXMission as a UK SDR and modem developer; it is treated as an acquired capability, not an external supplier.
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