SBIR/STTR Research Award
Microsatellite-based Space Targets for Calibration and Test of Advanced Radar and STSS Technologies
Award amount
$1,000,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- L'GARDE, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2007-06-12
- Contract end date
- 2009-06-12
- UEI
- LEUWTPVHDXA8
- Solicitation number
- 2005.3
- Topic code
- MDA05-018
Research abstract
The proposed effort will provide MDA with a low cost alternative to the calibration and teting requirements of new Radar and STSS technologies. The system uses inflatable technology develped by L'Garde to create a threat representative spacecraft. In addition, two ejectables are included for close proximity testing.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Bolt-On Capture Detumble Deorbit Device
- SOLSTICE Test Program
- Deployable Capture Device for Orbit Debris
- Lightweight and Low Stow Volume Solar Concentrator for Lunar Based In-Situ Resource Utilization
- Design Tool for Highly Accurate Shape and Structural Evaluation of Space Antennas and Structures made with Tailorable Composites - SMART
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Reconfigurable, Commercial-based Avionics for Responsive Microsatellite Targets
- Reconfigurable, Commercial-based Avionics for Responsive Microsatellite Targets
- Microsatellite-based Space Targets for Calibration and Test of Advanced Radar and STSS Technologies
- Variable Size, Repeatedly Deployable, Ultra-lightweight Space Targets [7286-160]
Research funding history
67 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2025). Reported award amounts total $21,901,140. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Commerce