# Cascade Space: spacecraft communications without bespoke spreadsheet infrastructure

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Author: Ali Abouelatta (https://thelazyweb.com/authors/ali-abouelatta/)
Published: 2026-09-19
Updated: 2026-09-19
Research type: Company profile
Method: Company and accelerator sources checked 2026-09-19. Product claims are attributed to their sources; this is research, not a hands-on product trial.

Cascade Space is building the communications layer that space companies usually end up rebuilding themselves.

## What it does

Cascade describes itself as a commercial alternative to the Deep Space Network. The [YC profile](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/cascade-space) says its first ground station, Earth Station Zero, is planned to downlink data from the Moon in 2026, with a global network planned for 2028.

The company also has a software wedge. Its launch material describes Cascade Designer, a tool for spacecraft communication-system design, link margins, flight trajectories, and team collaboration.

| Fact | What the public source says |
| --- | --- |
| Buyer | Spacecraft and space-mission teams |
| Product | Ground-station network plus spacecraft communications design software |
| Development claim | Earth Station Zero is described as planned for lunar data in 2026 |
| Founder context | Jacob Portukalian is described

[Cascade Space: spacecraft communications without bespoke spreadsheet infrastructure](<https://www.thelazyweb.com/companies/cascade-space/>)

Source observed: 2026-09-20T02:21:43.919Z. Last checked: 2026-10-08T02:09:23.709+00:00.

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