Space Business Podcast

#68 Shey Sabripour, CesiumAstro

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My guest is Shey Sabripour, the founder and CEO of CesiumAstro, a prominent late stage startup in the satellite communications area. Specifically, they design and build phased array communications systems, actually not only for satellites but also for aerial platforms like drones. You may now wonder what phased array is, but don’t worry, Shey explains it in the episode. In any event, it’s important tech, as also evidenced by the fact that CesiumAstro managed to raise a US$60 million Series B round a couple of months ago.

 

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    Timestamps

    0:00 Intro
    2:30 Elevator pitch
    3:05 Phased array payloads
    5:37 LEO constellations
    8:46 CesiumAstro's origins
    14:16 Becoming a satellite integrator
    16:06 Customers
    19:23 Supply chain issues and space heritage
    23:29 Future products
    24:49 In-space communications
    29:00 Future of satellite communications
    30:54 Medium/long term vision for CesiumAstro
    32:27 Funding and hiring
    36:30 What else is interesting in space
    38:03 Sci-Fi
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