SBIR/STTR Research Award

Panoramic Camera for Tactically Responsive Space Capabilities

Award identifier de07af12cdbc76d9f9e6d59e54e2cc096cffebf6db66973f9bc09f3f17017c3aAwarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$1,699,730

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Award year

2024

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
CIRCLE OPTICS INC
Proposal award date
2024-01-16
Contract end date
2025-04-16
UEI
F4YCRLU8AGN7
Solicitation number
X23.8
Topic code
AFX238-DPCSO1

Research abstract

Circle Optics has developed a fundamentally new way to be electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) lens technology that addresses a critical challenge in the field of space domain awareness: the ability to detect and characterize enemy satellites and space-based threats launched by nations like China or Russia at longer range. Conventional EO/IR sensors have limitations in resolution that make it difficult to identify and characterize space-based assets at range. Circle Opticsĺ innovative lens technology enables the use of multiple sensors arranged in an arrayáto create a composite field of view with ultra-high resolution. This breakthrough technology overcomes the constraints of microelectronics, which previously have limited sensor resolution, leading to fuzzy pixels on target and low-quality data at long ranges.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

25 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2025). Reported award amounts total $13,557,395. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II, Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Science Foundation

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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