# Xona Space Systems

> Xona Space Systems is a Burlingame, California company building Pulsar, a commercial low-Earth-orbit constellation that delivers positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) with centimeter-level accuracy, signals far stronger than legacy GPS, and built-in authentication to resist jamming and spoofing. Founded in 2019 by Stanford and SpaceX alumni, Xona aims to deploy roughly 258 satellites that work with existing devices through software updates, offering a resilient alternative and augmentation to government-run satellite navigation systems.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Burlingame, California, United States
- **Founders:** Brian Manning (Co-founder & CEO), Tyler Reid (Co-founder & CTO), Adrien Perkins (Co-founder & VP of Engineering)
- **Team size:** ~60 employees
- **Products:** Pulsar, Pulsar production satellites, Resilient PNT for critical sectors
- **Notable:** Launched Pulsar-0, its first production-class satellite, in 2025., Broadcast the first fully authenticated satellite navigation signal in history from low Earth orbit., Demonstrated roughly 42mm on-orbit positioning accuracy.

## Products & services

- **Pulsar** — A commercial low-Earth-orbit PNT service from a planned constellation of roughly 258 small satellites. Delivers centimeter-level accuracy, signals dramatically stronger than legacy GPS, and full authentication for resilience against jamming and spoofing. Designed to be compatible with existing devices, often through software updates.
- **Pulsar production satellites** — Production-class navigation spacecraft manufactured at Xona's Burlingame factory, with the first US-made satellites slated to launch later in 2026.
- **Resilient PNT for critical sectors** — Positioning, navigation, and timing services targeted at defense, agriculture, telecom, transportation, maritime, aviation, autonomy, and other infrastructure that needs precise and tamper-resistant signals.

## Achievements

- Launched Pulsar-0, its first production-class satellite, in 2025.
- Broadcast the first fully authenticated satellite navigation signal in history from low Earth orbit.
- Demonstrated roughly 42mm on-orbit positioning accuracy.
- Closed an oversubscribed $170M Series C in March 2026.
- Stood up a satellite manufacturing facility in Burlingame, California.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Closed an oversubscribed $170M Series C led by Mohari Ventures Natural Capital to scale Pulsar production and deployment.
- **2026** — Building first US-made Pulsar satellites at the Burlingame factory, targeting launch later in 2026.
- **2025-06** — Launched Pulsar-0 and broadcast the first fully authenticated navigation signal from orbit.

## Links

- Website: https://xonaspace.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/xona-space-systems
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/XonaSpace

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