{"id":5800,"date":"2025-04-03T00:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/cesiumastro-to-provide-payloads-and-ground-systems-for-taiwans-first-satcom-constellation\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:14:35","slug":"cesiumastro-to-provide-payloads-and-ground-systems-for-taiwans-first-satcom-constellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/cesiumastro-to-provide-payloads-and-ground-systems-for-taiwans-first-satcom-constellation\/","title":{"rendered":"CesiumAstro to Provide Payloads and Ground Systems for Taiwan\u2019s First SATCOM Constellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/Cesium_astro_new_cover_638791693764310352.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"CesiumAstro to Provide Payloads and Ground Systems for Taiwan\u2019s First SATCOM Constellation\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/Cesium_astro_new_cover_638791693764310352.png\" style=\"opacity: 0;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/Cesium_astro_new_cover_638791693764310352.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>CesiumAstro<\/strong>, a leader in advanced space communications technology, announced it has entered into a contract with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to deliver software-defined radio (SDR) space communications payloads and ground user terminals for Taiwan\u2019s first low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellite constellation.<\/p>\n<p>This contract marks a major milestone in Taiwan\u2019s effort to build sovereign LEO communications infrastructure and accelerate the deployment of its indigenous satellite communications network. The Beyond 5G LEO Satellite (B5G) program will receive both space- and ground-based active phased array systems from CesiumAstro, including its Vireo Ka space payload and Skylark user terminal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are honored to support TASA\u2019s vision for next-generation communications,\u201d said <strong>Shey Sabripour<\/strong><strong>, Founder and CEO of CesiumAstro<\/strong>. \u201cOur modular, flight-proven payload technologies align with TASA\u2019s goals for performance, flexibility, and future scalability, and we look forward to delivering systems that support their ambitions for 5G and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is the Role of 5G Technology in Space-based Communications?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>The B5G satellites are a critical step in establishing Taiwan\u2019s capacity to design, manufacture, and operate LEO communications satellites. CesiumAstro\u2019s contributions will include a complete space payload leveraging its Vireo Ka active phased array technology, with support for multiple independently steerable beams, real-time reconfigurability, and high-throughput performance.<\/p>\n<p>Complementing the space segment, CesiumAstro will also deliver Skylark ground terminals, designed to support resilient user-side connectivity across a range of mission profiles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Taiwan invests in secure, sovereign communications infrastructure, CesiumAstro is proud to contribute best-in-class technology and a commitment to mission success,\u201d said <strong>Trey Pappas, Chief Revenue Officer at CesiumAstro<\/strong>. \u201cThis contract reflects the growing international demand for proven, reconfigurable space communications systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The B5G program is led by the Taiwan Space Agency and forms part of Taiwan\u2019s National Space Technology Long-Term Development Plan which prioritizes domestic resilience and global competitiveness in emerging technologies, including space-based communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CesiumAstro, a leader in advanced space communications technology, announced it has entered into a contract with the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to deliver software-defined radio (SDR) space communications payloads and ground user terminals for Taiwan\u2019s first low-Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellite constellation. This contract marks a major milestone in Taiwan\u2019s effort to build sovereign LEO [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[50,26,38,20],"class_list":["post-5800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-5g","tag-ground","tag-leo","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5800\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}