SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel CubeSat Payloads for Naval Space Missions
Award amount
$743,012Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- SA PHOTONICS, LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2014-07-21
- Contract end date
- 2016-01-20
- UEI
- YNEBKYE8ZZN7
- Solicitation number
- 2012.2
- Topic code
- N122-146
Research abstract
SA Photonics"Skylight Free Space Optical Communication system enables high data rate communications from LEO cubesats to ground terminals. Skylight utilizes innovative signal processing to provide robust and reliable communications in the presence of atmospheric induced scintillation. Skylight"s compact beam steering system allows operation over a wide field-of-regard allowing operation on a large number of satellite passes. Fast acquisition allows for a data transfer over a large portion of the satellite"s orbit, maximizing the amount of data that can be transferred per pass. Skylight"s compact design occupies a fraction of a 1U cubesat, allowing integration into standard 3U cubesat systems. Low power active operation and standby modes provides capabilities not possible by traditional RF solutions. Abstract
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
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- Freeform Optics for Small Arms Fire Control
- Hardened, Optically-Based Temperature Characterization of Detonation Environments
- Trust and Situational Awareness in Augmented Reality Soldier Training
- Multimode-Coupled High-Frequency Photoreceiver
- High Fidelity Underwater Tracking System (UTS)
Awards with the same topic code
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- SkyLight Free-Space Optical Terminal for Cubesats
- Novel CubeSat Payloads for Naval Space Missions
- SeaCubeRadar Altimeter for CubeSats
- Interferometric Tracker for CubeSats
- Novel CubeSat Payloads for Naval Space Missions
Research funding history
265 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2022). Reported award amounts total $116,820,259. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security
Contractor profile
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