Astro Digital

What Astro Digital does

Astro Digital is a U.S.-based space infrastructure company founded in 2014 that designs, manufactures, and operates modular spacecraft bus platforms and supporting mission services for government and commercial customers. Its core product line centers on the Corvus Micro Bus (a 6U CubeSat platform) and the Corvus 16U Bus, with the underlying bus architecture described as scalable from 6U CubeSats through ESPA Class missions supporting orbits from LEO to GEO. The platform integrates flight-proven avionics subsystems covering high-voltage power storage and generation, configurable S/X/Ka-band communications, high-performance computing, and precision ADCS control, complemented by a scalable mission control center and a global ground station network with operations based in Sydney, Australia.

The company sells turnkey satellite bus platforms, end-to-end mission design and engineering services, and ongoing mission operations support on a quote-based, multi-year mission-specific contract model. Production and spacecraft assembly are concentrated in San Jose, California, while engineering and administration are headquartered in Littleton, Colorado. Customer logos span U.S. government and defense (NASA, SDA, MITRE), large commercial aerospace and communications (Boeing, Sony Space Communications, EchoStar), and space startups and research institutes (Starfish Space, Tomorrow.io, Orbital Sidekick, Southwest Research Institute, Vestigo Aerospace, Star Catcher Industries), with 35+ satellites delivered and 10 missions currently in operation. Recent awards include the NASA FFR mission, the SDA HALO Pool, the Boeing Q4S quantum demonstration, and a power purchase agreement with Star Catcher Industries for orbital power-beaming services.

Name

Astro Digital

Legal name

Astro Digital US

Website

https://astrodigital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Astro Digital is a U.S. space infrastructure company that designs, builds, and operates modular spacecraft bus platforms (6U CubeSats to ESPA Class) and end-to-end mission services for government, commercial, and research customers, with 35+ satellites delivered.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Satellite Bus Platform Manufacturing

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336419)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)

akta.pro primary industry

Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial) (IMABACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ground Segment Systems (Ground Stations, TT&C, Mission Ops) (IMABACAJ)

Keywords

• Satellite bus platforms
• Spacecraft manufacturing
• Mission design services
• Satellite operations
• Constellation deployment

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Satellite Bus Platforms and Spacecraft Manufacturing: Astro Digital manufactures and sells modular spacecraft bus platforms (Corvus Micro and larger variants) to customers for custom mission payloads. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales tied to specific mission requirements.
2. End-to-End Mission Design and Engineering Services: Provides mission planning, payload technology development, mission architecture, program management, and constellation design services as a recurring professional services engagement.
3. Mission Operations and Ground Infrastructure Services: Ongoing mission operations support including scalable mission control center and global ground station network for active satellite management.
4. Power Purchase Agreements (as customer): Astro Digital has signed power purchase agreements with Star Catcher Industries for orbital power-beaming services, indicating demand for innovative power solutions to support satellite operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Astro Digital designs, manufactures, and operates modular spacecraft bus platforms ranging from 6U CubeSats (Corvus Micro) to 16U buses and ESPA Class missions, and delivers end-to-end mission services including mission design, payload integration, constellation architecture, and ongoing mission operations. The buses serve as flight-proven host platforms for customer payloads across LEO to GEO, paired with a proprietary avionics portfolio and a global ground station network.

Product overview

Astro Digital provides a comprehensive satellite technology infrastructure platform with modular spacecraft bus products and end-to-end mission services. The product portfolio centers on the Corvus Micro Bus (6U CubeSat) and Corvus 16U Bus platforms, which offer scalable and cost-effective solutions from 6U CubeSats to ESPA Class missions operating in LEO to GEO. These bus platforms are complemented by avionics subsystems (power, communications, computing, ADCS), mission design services (planning, architecture, constellation design), and mission operations (control center, ground station network). Together, these building blocks enable customers to achieve mission goals from proof-of-concept to full constellation deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Corvus Micro Bus: A modular 6U CubeSat platform offered by Astro Digital for various mission profiles.
• Corvus 16U Bus
• Bus Platform

Products and services

• Corvus Micro Bus A compact 6U CubeSat bus platform for hosting customer payloads, used in missions including Starfish Space Otter Pup, MITRE's experimentation platform, Boeing's quantum demonstration, and Sony's optical communications demo.
• Corvus 16U Bus A larger 16U CubeSat bus platform that expands the Corvus family to accommodate more substantial payloads and mission requirements, used for missions such as SwRI's CUBIXSS.
• Spacecraft Bus Platforms A modular and scalable collection of satellite subsystems spanning from 6U CubeSats to ESPA Class missions, providing flexible and cost-effective solutions for LEO to GEO applications.
• End-to-End Mission Design Comprehensive mission planning services including mission architecture, payload technology development, program management, and constellation design for government and commercial customers.
• Mission Operations Scalable mission control center and global ground station network for servicing multiple concurrent satellite operations across the customer fleet.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4 decades of combined on-orbit heritage with 35+ satellites delivered and 10 missions currently in operation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Star Catcher IndustriescoreTechnology or Integration · 13 May 2026Astro Digital signed a power purchase agreement with Star Catcher Industries, a Jacksonville, Florida-based startup that raised $65 million in Series A funding to build the first power grid in space using optical power beaming technology. Star Catcher plans its first space-based optical power-beaming demonstration later in 2026.
• PickNik RoboticsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026PickNik Robotics partnered with Motiv Space Systems to support software development for NASA's FFR mission. The collaboration includes integration support involving orbital platform provider Astro Digital, with PickNik providing motion planning and arm control software based on its MoveIt Pro platform.
• BoeingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2025Boeing selected the Astro Digital Corvus satellite platform for its Q4S quantum entanglement swapping demonstration satellite, scheduled for launch in 2026. The mission will operate in sun-synchronous orbit, demonstrating quantum teleportation between photon pairs using two entangled-photon pair sources and precision optics to establish groundwork for a global quantum internet.
• Motiv Space SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2025NASA's Fly Foundational Robotics (FFR) mission will demonstrate a commercial robotic arm built by Motiv Space Systems in low Earth orbit, hosted on an Astro Digital spacecraft. Astro Digital serves as the orbital platform provider for the demonstration, contributing to NASA's In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) objectives.
• Sony Space Communications CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2024Sony selected Astro Digital to design, manufacture, and launch two satellites to demonstrate optical communications technology. The agreement represents a significant customer win for Astro Digital's bus platform and mission services.
• Space Development Agency (SDA)coreTechnology or Integration · 23 October 2024The Space Development Agency selected Astro Digital for the HALO Pool to rapidly compete future prototype demonstrations, advancing SDA's goals for proliferated low Earth orbit architecture.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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