SBIR/STTR Research Award

Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need

Award identifier 0a478e8138e422c0c8fed83a0defecf14d462f62417ab34c811d354e2062ff74Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$3,000,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2020

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Recipient company: Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
Proposal award date: 2020-06-30
Contract end date: 2021-06-30
UEI: LJ68J1MQ3MV7
Solicitation number: 19.2
Topic code: AF192-001

Research abstract

Spire Global, Inc. is offering the Air Force space qualified Cube-Satellite platform that is capable of hosting a large variety of SERB certified payloads. The LEMUR Bus and critical systems components are designed and built in Spireâ€™s UK and Colorado facilities to conform to size, weight, power and cooling constraints as described in Spireâ€™s interface control document (ICD). LEMUR payload integration and testing will be performed in Colorado. Spireâ€™s Phase II Small SBIR submission includes a single RF capable LEMUR satellite, custom payload integration, testing, and provision for 12 months of operations with tasking, ground station, and data processing functions for $1.5M during a 12-month period of performance. This proposal does not include the provisioning of launch services.

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

3 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2019–2024). Reported award amounts total $17,050,000. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase II, Phase I

Agencies: Department of Defense

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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