CesiumAstro commits $25 million to new satellite facility in Melbourne, Florida
CesiumAstro
CesiumAstro will add a $25 million engineering and manufacturing facility on Florida's Space Coast, creating 100 jobs.
what happened
CesiumAstro will build a new engineering and manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Florida, with the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast announcing a $25 million capital investment and 100 new jobs over the next 12 months, per the EDC's own release. Chief Operating Officer Brett Paulson said the Melbourne team will develop, integrate and test new space and defense technologies, giving the company direct access to the Space Coast's aerospace talent and infrastructure. The expansion follows the company's $270 million funding round earlier this year and a separate large facility it is building near Austin, Texas, per Via Satellite.
why it matters
CesiumAstro builds the active phased-array communications payloads and software-defined radios that other operators and primes integrate into their own satellites and terminals, so a dedicated Melbourne facility adds production capacity next to the Space Coast's launch and integration infrastructure as the company scales its Element product line and recent defense-sector acquisitions.
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quick facts
- Companies
- CesiumAstro
- Category
- product
- Impact
- notable
- SNR
- 4 / 5
- Event date
- 2026-10-16
- Published
- 2026-10-16 22:03 UTC