$468mn Credit to Astranis to Make and Operate Satellites

[ABS News Service/01.10.2026]

The US Export-Import Bank announced yesterday it has approved a $468 million credit facility to Astranis to fund domestic satellite production and the launch of global space infrastructure under the bank’s Make More in America Initiative.

The transaction expands Astranis’ capacity to manufacture and operate satellites within the United States to meet increasing demand from highly-sophisticated commercial and government customers around the world.

As countries around the world are increasingly seeking sovereign, dedicated connectivity infrastructure, Astranis delivers a faster, more secure, and more scalable alternative for markets long underserved by traditional commercial satellite providers, the Bank said.

ExIm’s domestic financing will help Astranis ramp production in the United States as it both fills current orders and wins new services contracts worldwide, adding to its existing global customer base including Gulf Space Technology in Thailand, Chunghwa Telecom in Taiwan, MB Group in Oman, stc group in Saudi Arabia and the US government.