SBIR/STTR Research Award
Self-Tipping RF Collection
Award amount
$1,249,988Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2025Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- UMBRA LAB, INC
- Proposal award date
- 2024-12-17
- Contract end date
- 2026-10-16
- UEI
- HQNTDLR7Q3U9
- Solicitation number
- X23.6
- Topic code
- AFX236-DPCSO1
Research abstract
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is an imaging technique that is superior to standard electro-optical imagery in that it can produce actionable intelligence in all weather and both in day and night. Commercial space-based SAR, via micro-satellites, is creating new market opportunities in the fields of emergency response and insurance, journalism, maritime domain awareness, remote monitoring, and supply tracking for financial analysts. Umbra is successfully selling SAR imagery from its constellation today and is rapidly growing. This proposal looks to add new capabilities to Umbra's satellite constellation in the form of 2-ball passive RF collection. A 2-ball formation (where two satellites are in close proximity to one another and conducting coordinated collections) enables Umbra to sell SAR data with RF data to both commercial and USG customers.
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.
- Expedited Commercial Imagery Delivery through Reduced Ground Processing Time
- Umbra's Optical Inter-satellite Terminal Compatible with 100kg ESPA Class Satellites and the SDA Transport Layer
- Expanding Umbra's SAR Field of Regard
- Integration of Umbra's Optical Intersatellite Terminal with the SDA Transport Layer
- Reducing SAR Data Latency Through Optimized Edge Processing
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Enhancing Battlespace Awareness Utilizing Multi-Payload SDA Satellites and Real-Time Command & Control
- Advanced Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) Phased Array Radar
- AI-enabling the EMPACT XR Training Platform and Integrating Technical Data to Elevate the Airman Learning Experience
- 3D/XR Training and Maintenance Enterprise Solution
- Passive RF-Based Target Detection, Identification, and Geolocation for RF Seekers
Research funding history
11 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2025). Reported award amounts total $68,794,143. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense