SBIR/STTR Research Award
High Powered Electric Propulsion System for Space Vehicles
Award amount
$1,691,701Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- K2 SPACE CORPORATION
- Proposal award date
- 2023-12-08
- Contract end date
- 2025-03-17
- UEI
- ZXRFDXLXU575
- Solicitation number
- X23.8
- Topic code
- AFX238-DPCSO1
Research abstract
K2 Space is developing a high powered electric propulsion (EP) system, more powerful (20kW) than any previously commercially produced and flown, and capable of providing K2 Spaceĺs Mega and Giga Class satellite buses with the Delta V (4000 m/s) needed to
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.
- K2 Space Mega Class Satellite
- Multi-Function Software Defined Phased Array Satellite Payload
- High Performance TacRS Constellation Satellite Platform
- Precision Pointing for High Resolution Optical and RF Remote Sensing Satellites
- High-power Multi-function Orbital Logistics Hub for Inspection, Servicing, and Refueling
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- APEX STRATFI Proposal
- Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) Data Fabric Development (STRATFI)
- Scaled Supernova Spacecraft
- Highly-Maneuverable Commercial Satellite Bus
Research funding history
11 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2023–2025). Reported award amounts total $28,788,236. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II – Direct to Phase II, Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense