SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Delta-V Space Vehicle for Persistent Orbital Tracking and Rapidly Responsive Space Operations
Award amount
$1,698,825Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- PORTAL SPACE SYSTEMS INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2024-01-05
- Contract end date
- 2025-04-07
- UEI
- FAFTW73TEKL6
- Solicitation number
- X23.8
- Topic code
- AFX238-DPCSO1
Research abstract
The intention of this proposal is to advance the technology readiness of Portal's highly mobile space vehicle, named Supernova. This proposal will involve the integration and qualification of the first Supernova spacecraft for defense customers. Specifically the proposal's efforts involve research and development to mature key systems of theáSupernova spacecraft and then integrate those subsystems in preparation for a flight demonstration of the space vehicle.
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.
- Scaled Supernova Spacecraft
- Solar Concentrator Development and Validation Testing for Advanced Spacecraft Maneuverability
- Flare Propulsion Qualification Testing for Enhanced Dynamic Space Operations
- Highly Mobile Space Vehicle for Space Domain Awareness
- Supernova Solar Energy Collection and Storage (SECS)
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- K2 Space Mega Class Satellite
- APEX STRATFI Proposal
- Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) Data Fabric Development (STRATFI)
- High Powered Electric Propulsion System for Space Vehicles
Research funding history
8 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2023–2025). Reported award amounts total $50,660,075. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense