SPACE INDEX
CesiumAstro logo CesiumAstro Designs, manufactures, and integrates software-defined phased array communications systems, payloads, and satellites for space, airborne, and ground platforms vs Lockheed Martin Builds military and commercial satellites, NASA's Orion crew capsule, missile defense systems, and military aircraft Lockheed Martin logo
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CesiumAstro Lockheed Martin
Founded 2017 1995
Headquarters Austin, Texas Bethesda, Maryland
Type private public
Status operating operating
Employees 318
Total funding $710.2M
Latest round Series C
Sectors Satellite Components & Subsystems, Satellite Communications, Satellite Manufacturing Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Propulsion
Products listed 15 0
Federal contracts 28 ($16.10B)
Launches 89 (97%)
Leaders listed Shey Sabripour, Kenneth Smith, Chris Pappas III
News mentions 26 3
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do CesiumAstro and Lockheed Martin compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. CesiumAstro was founded in 2017 and Lockheed Martin in 1995.
02

Which has more US federal contracts, CesiumAstro or Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin has been awarded more, with $16.10B across 28 awards.
03

Which has more launches, CesiumAstro or Lockheed Martin?

Lockheed Martin leads with 89 tracked launches (97% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.