TheTechno Optimist.

Astranis—Astranis raises a $300M Series E at a $2.8B valuation plus a $155M credit facilityMicroGEOAstranis—Astranis Block 3 launch slips to March 2027 after a power-component anomaly hits all five satellitesMicroGEOAstranis—Oman's MB Group orders a dedicated Astranis MicroGEO satellite

Astranis

Small dedicated GEO broadband satellites

US$2.8B privateest. 2015astranis.com (opens astranis.com)Checked 11 Oct

The brief

Analyst view
  • Five satellites launched to geostationary orbit; says 10+ more are on contract and over $1B of satellite services sold.
  • Raised a $300M Series E at a $2.8B valuation in May 2026, plus a $155M credit line; $1.2B+ raised in total.
  • Next five-satellite launch slipped to March 2027 after a flaw in a power component shared by all five craft.

Technical approach

As reported
Size

Small satellites, high orbit

A MicroGEO weighs about 400 kg, around a twentieth of a classic GEO satellite, so several share one rocket and each serves one customer.

Radio

Software-defined payload

A custom radio can retune frequency and power in orbit across Ku, Ka and Q/V bands, so one design serves different customers and missions.

Production

Built in batches

Satellites are built in blocks at its San Francisco plant and launched together on one Falcon 9, which cuts cost per satellite.

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