Astranis Space Technologies Corp

Astranis Space Technologies Corp is a San Francisco-based small business specializing in advanced satellite communications and software-defined radio technology. The company operates as a for-profit manufacturer of goods and has established itself as a capable provider of protected tactical communications systems and space-based infrastructure solutions to the Department of Defense. Astranis has developed significant expertise in protected waveforms, anti-jam satellite communications, and flexible radio technologies, positioning itself as a strategic partner for military modernization initiatives requiring resilient, globally deployable communication capabilities.

Astranis has received substantial federal contract awards from multiple defense agencies, reflecting its technical capabilities across satellite communications and tactical systems development. The company's contract portfolio includes a $7.5 million firm fixed-price delivery order from the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded July 28, 2025, for design, development, testing, and production of Protected Tactical Satellite Communication (PTS-G) space vehicles, associated ground systems, and anchor stations, with completion scheduled for July 28, 2026. Additionally, Astranis received a $3.3 million Small Business Technology Transfer Phase II contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory on June 14, 2024, for microgeo support of protected tactical waveform over commercial systems and commercial integration with protected tactical enterprise service under the Space Fence Ground-Based Radar System Increment 1 program, completing July 15, 2026. The Air Force Research Laboratory also awarded a $149,983 firm fixed-price purchase order for FY24 SBIR Phase I work on advancing lunar communication infrastructure using flexible software-defined radio technology, completed February 6, 2025. Earlier, SMC awarded a $6.92 million Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract on September 30, 2022, for protected anti-jam tactical satellite communications development supporting Space Fence, with completion targeted for October 17, 2027. The Office of the Secretary of Defense awarded an Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement valued at $1.42 million on May 2, 2023, for advanced defense-related space and communication solutions development, with performance extending through May 1, 2026. The company also received a nominal $1.8 million delivery order from the Air Force under the Advanced Battle Management System master IDIQ contract in March 2022. These awards demonstrate Astranis's involvement across multiple major defense acquisition programs and its consistent receipt of small business set-aside designations for research and development efforts, with no set-aside applied to larger production and development delivery orders.

Astranis holds two multiple award indefinite delivery contracts with significant strategic value to the Department of Defense. The primary vehicle is a $4.0 billion Protected Tactical Satellite Communication—Global (PTS-G) Master IDV awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center on July 28, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of July 28, 2040. Under this contract, Astranis is responsible for design, development, testing, and production of global variants of PTS-G space vehicles, associated ground systems, and anchor stations supporting U.S. military operations across distributed warfighting domains. The contract has already generated delivery order activity, with the initial $7.5 million delivery order issued on the same date as the IDV award. Additionally, Astranis holds a $950 million Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) multiple award indefinite delivery contract awarded by the Department of the Air Force on March 1, 2022, with an ultimate completion date of February 28, 2025. Under this vehicle, Astranis has been tasked to develop networked command, control, communications, and intelligence capabilities supporting the Air Force's modernization objectives. The company generated a $1.8 million delivery order under the ABMS IDV in March 2022. Both contracts are structured as multiple award indefinite delivery vehicles with no small business set-aside designations, reflecting the strategic and large-scale nature of these defense modernization efforts and positioning Astranis as a prime contractor capable of delivering enterprise-level communication and command-control solutions to the Department of Defense.