SBIR/STTR Research Award

Articulated Tensioned Hexapod Extendable Nanosatellite Antenna (ATHENA)

Award identifier 113dafaed740bf843151d0237ec567dfc25698b224aef3927df29e80a3bb5ab6Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$375,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

2020

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
Roccor, LLC
Proposal award date
2019-11-06
Contract end date
2020-11-06
UEI
HGG7FMJH8MM3
Solicitation number
19.2
Topic code
AF192-001

Research abstract

Roccor has developed and flight proven (TRL-9) a core structural technology to launch, deploy, and operate many space-satellite antenna configurations that give SmallSats the communication and sensing capabilities of Big Satellites. A key resultant product is a deployable helical antenna system, currently under contract to support a 2020 technology demo of tactical Link-16 communications from space. In this proposal, Roccor plans to design a Gen II variant of this deployable antenna technology that is productized for high volume manufacturing with a focus on improved RF performance tailored to Link-16, deployment reliability and reduction in cost. This hardware will be broadly available to DoD and commercial missions at costs that make large constellations feasible.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

45 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2013–2020). Reported award amounts total $19,023,156. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II

Agencies: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Defense

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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