Description

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.

 

Opportunities to learn more about space business:

• Check out the new edX/EPFL Space Economy MOOC: https://www.edx.org/course/new-space-economy
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• Raphael's introductory book on the space economy recently came out in its Portuguese translation: https://www.amazon.com/Para-Cima-Economia-Espacial-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B09X5WV3WC/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ROKTHNSCZCRI

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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