Space Solar
The UK's flagship commercial SBSP company, developing the CASSIOPeiA helical microwave power satellite with 360-degree electronic beam steering. Completed the UKSA/DESNZ-funded CASSiDi design study (Apr 2025) and demonstrated its 'Harrier' beam-steering hardware; funding to date is grant-led rather than venture-scale.
FINANCIAL HEALTH
RECENT DEALS & CONTRACTS
| Date | Type | Amount | Counterparty | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2026 | Vc Series A | $20.0M | — | Medium |
SECTOR POSITION
RECENT COVERAGE
| Date | Source | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | Payload Space | Rocket Lab CFO Adam Spice Predicts More M&A Deals on the Horizon |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Payload Space | The Space Solar Report |
| Sep 12, 2026 | PV Magazine (Global) | The race for space solar |
| Sep 12, 2026 | PV Magazine (Global) | U.S. DOE seeks ‘mass, radiation tolerance, and durability’ in space solar cell manufacturing |
| Jul 14, 2026 | SpaceNews | Flexell Space raises $20 Million in Series A round |
REGISTRY DATA
Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · Company release documents CASSiDi study completion under UKSA/DESNZ funding (Apr 2025); cross-ref Via Satellite coverage.
METHODOLOGY
Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.
Not investment advice. For insurance underwriting, verify against primary-source filings and operator investigation reports.