Defense Tech BaseAstranis develops compact geostationary communications satellites and dedicated bandwidth platforms, including programs serving government and defense users.
What does Astranis offer?
Astranis describes small satellites for high orbits and MicroGEO dedicated satellite broadband, alongside government work in communications and position, navigation and timing. Building, operating and obtaining capacity from a satellite can involve different commercial arrangements. Define whether you need spacecraft capability, a mission partnership or an operated communications service before comparing the engagement.
Questions for a shortlist
Ask what capacity, coverage, payload control and operating responsibilities are included in the specific service or spacecraft configuration. Map launch, ground equipment and commissioning dependencies, then identify the acceptance test and continuing support. Distinguish current contracted capabilities from a future product or mission roadmap in the evidence you share with a customer.
At a glance
- Location
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Capabilities
- Space systems, Communications
- Markets
- Defense, Government
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What federal contract awards are matched to Astranis?
Defense Tech Base tracks 5 matched federal contract awards across 1 company in this selection, with $18.0M in reported award amounts, dated Sep 27, 2022–Apr 29, 2026.
Reported award amounts are not necessarily money spent or company revenue. These matched records do not establish the company’s complete contract history.
SBIR/STTR awards
Defense Tech Base tracks 4 matched SBIR/STTR awards across 1 company in this selection, with $4.5M in reported award amounts, dated Dec 12, 2019–Jul 26, 2024.
- Advancing Lunar Communication Infrastructure Using Flexible Software Defined Radio$150K · SBIR Phase I · Jul 26, 2024
- Proliferated Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) Satellite Communications (SATCOM)$3.3M · SBIR Phase II · Jun 14, 2024
- Astranis Space Technologies Corp.$980K · SBIR Phase II · Jul 27, 2020
- Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$49K · SBIR Phase I · Dec 12, 2019
Federal activity
Recent contract awards
View all- Matched awards
- 5
- Reported award value
- $17,964,629
- Latest award
- Apr 29, 2026
Agencies in matched awards
These are the most frequent awarding agencies in the records matched to this company, by award count.
- Department of Defense 4 awards
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1 award
Largest matched awards
Largest reported award amounts in this dataset. These amounts do not necessarily represent money spent or revenue received.
- DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATELLITE …$7.5M · Department of Defense · Jul 28, 2025
- PHASE III SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH FOR PROTECTED ANTI-JAM TACTICAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS$6.9M · Department of Defense · Sep 27, 2022
- MICROGEO SUPPORT OF PROTECTED TACTICAL WAVEFORM OVER COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION WITH …$3.3M · Department of Defense · Jun 14, 2024
Most recent matched awards
Department of Defense
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MINIMUM GUARANTEE
Department of Defense
DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF THE PROTECTED TACTICAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SPACE VEHICLES, ASSOCIATED GROUND SYSTEMS AND ANCHOR STATIONS
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FY24 SBIR PHASE I- ADVANCING LUNAR COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE USING FLEXIBLE SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO
Department of Defense
MICROGEO SUPPORT OF PROTECTED TACTICAL WAVEFORM OVER COMMERCIAL AND COMMERCIAL INTEGRATION WITH PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE SERVICE
Department of Defense
PHASE III SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH FOR PROTECTED ANTI-JAM TACTICAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS