SBIR/STTR Research Award
Electronically Scanned, Multi-band SATCOM Array
Award amount
$249,995Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2022Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Space Development Agency
- Recipient company
- NANOHMICS INC
- Proposal award date
- 2022-09-30
- Contract end date
- 2023-09-30
- UEI
- K39ENMXNLA73
- Solicitation number
- HQ085021S0001.5
- Topic code
- HQ085021S0001-02
Research abstract
Satellite constellations equipped with advanced antenna systems can provide critical communication uplinks and navigation to terrestrial units/platforms on land, in air, and over sea. To achieve this, compact, steerable, and beyond line-of-sight systems are of interest due to their ability to reduce the probability of unwanted signal intercept, increase coverage areas of individual satellites to reduce the number of platforms needed for full coverage, track incoming signals, and reduce maintenance related to moving parts. To meet this interest, Nanohmics in collaboration with Texas State University proposes to develop a compact and electronically steerable SATCOM system using a printed phased antenna array to support the planned Tranche 1 upgrades planned by the Space Development Agency for the Link 16 band.
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.
- In-situ Multispectral Array Pixelation for Quantum Dot Scene Projectors
- Meta-optic Spectropolarimeter For Heliophysics Imaging
- High Efficiency, Modular T-form Space Refrigeration
- Catalytic Aptazymes for Robust OP Nerve Agent Protection
- Inversely-designed dispersion-engineered electrically small antennas
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
Research funding history
306 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2025). Reported award amounts total $109,302,435. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture