Blue Canyon Technologies (BCT), now a part of RTX, is a vertically-integrated spacecraft manufacturer specializing in small satellites and spacecraft systems. They provide turnkey solutions, CubeSats, microsats, components, and subsystems like attitude determination and control systems (ADCS). BCT supports various missions for customers like the U.S. Air Force, NASA, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and is known for its cost-efficient, high-performance solutions. Key products include spacecraft buses, star trackers, and reaction wheels.
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Blue Canyon Technologies delivered the first of 10 satellite buses that DARPA ordered in 2020 for the Blackjack experiment in low Earth orbit.
Blue Canyon Technologies built and delivered Blackjack’s ground test unit to Lockheed Martin in early May of 2022.
Microsatellites are manufactured at Blue Canyon Technologies’ 80,000-square-foot facility in Lafayette, Colorado.
Blue Canyon Technologies delivered one Saturn-class microsatellite bus for the DARPA Blackjack Program.
Blue Canyon Technologies has received awards from Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, the Best in Biz Award, and the 2020 Tibbetts Award.
The delivered Saturn-class buses are Blue Canyon Technologies’ first flight units using the Kyber Electrical Power System and Hyperion Solar Arrays.
Raytheon provides supply chain expertise and supports Blue Canyon Technologies with long-term agreements and subcontractor negotiations.
Under the Tomorrow.io contract, Blue Canyon Technologies will supply cubesat buses and payload elements, support payload integration, conduct space vehicle testing, and handle pre-launch mission operations services.
Blue Canyon Technologies secured a contract with Tomorrow.io on 2022-08-09 to provide products and services for 18 Tomorrow.io cubesats equipped with microwave sounders.
Blue Canyon Technologies opened a 2,880-square-meter cubesat factory in Boulder, Colorado.
The Boulder CubeSat Factory increases Blue Canyon Technologies’ production capacity from 50 to 85 CubeSats per year.
Blue Canyon Technologies has been selected to provide 18 cubesats for Tomorrow.io’s microwave sounding mission.
Blue Canyon Technologies is supporting several NASA launches, including the uncrewed Artemis 1 moon rocket scheduled for 2022-08-29.
Microsatellites are manufactured at Blue Canyon Technologies’ 80,000-square-foot facility in Lafayette, Colorado.
Blue Canyon Technologies has successfully launched 44 spacecraft since the firm’s inception.
Blue Canyon Technologies will provide 18 integrated cubesats and payload elements, support payload integration, conduct integrated space vehicle tests including environmental testing, and provide pre-launch mission operations services for Tomorrow.io’s microwave sounding mission.
Blue Canyon Technologies’ CubeSat Factory opened in Boulder, Colorado on 2022-08-03.
Blue Canyon Technologies has received awards from Inc. Magazine’s 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies, the Best in Biz Award, and the 2020 Tibbetts Award.
Blue Canyon Technologies has successfully launched more than 1,300 spacecraft components since the firm’s inception.
Blue Canyon Technologies is supporting the Starling mission scheduled for the end of 2022.