SBIR/STTR Research Award
Dual use space-based laser communications for security and resilience
Award amount
$3,000,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2020Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Space Micro Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2019-11-05
- Contract end date
- 2021-11-04
- UEI
- ED9EEK4ZRZG4
- Solicitation number
- 19.2
- Topic code
- AF192-001
Research abstract
Space Micro will build on our existing commercial SATCOM lasercom terminal products and designs, to repurpose and modify a lower Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) version for DoD space applications, including proliferated LEO. Following the SMC Space 2.0 speed matra, we will design, develop, and perform a ground demonstration test of key lasercom elements in our clean room and "Lumen" lab within 18 months ARO.
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.
- Optical communications in space enhanced with novel Forward Error Correction (FEC)
- High performance, AI-enabled, radiation hard, space computing platform for trusted autonomy
- Broadband Power Amplifier Hardware to Support RF Convergence
- Gimbal-less Free-Space Optical Communications Terminal with Photonic Integrated Circuits
- Compact Multi-sensor camera system with Artificial Intelligence with embedded AI for autonomous SSA/SDA
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Research funding history
150 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2023). Reported award amounts total $58,449,422. 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 Homeland Security