Cascade Space
Cascade Space is building a scalable deep space communication network using arrays of smaller dishes instead of single large antennas, with new capacity coming online in 2027. The company also offers Cascade Designer, a drag-and-drop tool for modeling and simulating spacecraft communication links, including batch trajectory analysis via API. The platform is built on spacelink, an open source Python library for space communications modeling.
- Telecommunications
- Space Technology
- Software Only
Funding
Raised to date
$500KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
The Deep Space Network is oversubscribed and unavailable for commercial space missions. Existing commercial alternatives are limited, fragmented, and unreliable, and even those that function are insufficient in number to meet growing demand for deep space communications.
Solution
Array provides scalable deep space communication infrastructure built on arrays of smaller dishes rather than single large antennas. This approach is cheaper to build, requires less maintenance, and allows for dynamic aperture sizing and pricing. The company is bringing new capacity online in 2027, offering dedicated, reliable infrastructure designed specifically to scale for the commercial space industry. Additionally, Array provides the Cascade Designer tool, which enables engineers to model and simulate spacecraft communication links, including full trajectory analysis via API, ensuring seamless integration with their network.
Target Audience
Primary customers are commercial space mission operators and spacecraft engineering teams who need reliable, scalable deep space communication services and advanced link design and simulation tools.
Features
- Uses arrays of smaller dishes to reduce build cost and maintenance burden
- Enables dynamic aperture sizing and flexible pricing tiered to mission requirements
- New network capacity scheduled to come online in 2027
- Cascade Designer provides a drag-and-drop editor for building RF communication system designs
- Includes a catalog of commercially available RF components with vendor-supplied 3D antenna patterns
- API support for batch simulation of entire mission trajectories from a single CSV upload
- Built on spacelink, an open source Python library for space communications modeling
- Results pane displays power level, noise temperature, and C/N0 at every block output