SBIR/STTR Research Award
Active Docking Mechanism for On-Orbit Satellite Refueling
Award amount
$747,361Program and phase
SBIR · Phase II – Direct to Phase IIAward year
2021Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- ORBIT FAB, INC
- Proposal award date
- 2021-03-24
- Contract end date
- 2022-06-24
- UEI
- K21RB9EGCKD5
- Solicitation number
- X20.3
- Topic code
- AF203-DCSO1
Research abstract
Mobility is key to mission success in a contested space theater, providing operational resilience and flexibility for both commercial and national security applications. On-orbit refueling is key for achieving increased mobility without sacrificing asset
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.
- Development and On-Orbit Commissioning of Critical Systems for Proximity Operations and Future In-Space Refueling
- ESPA Port Refueling Module
- Dynamic Mobility Through On-Orbit Refueling
- Dynamic Mobility Through On-Orbit Refueling
- RAFTI Flight Qualification for High Pressure Gases
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
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- NASIC GXK STRATFI Proposal - OCR enabled intelligence
- Parraid Outsourcing Workload (O.W.L) Linux Power and Data Hub
- High Mach Airbreathing Target (HMAT)
- Revolutionizing Command and Control Training: Integrated AI, Biometrics, Voice Analysis, and Analytical Simulations for Strategic Readiness
Research funding history
11 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2023). Reported award amounts total $20,971,931. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration