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Applied Defense Solutions

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www.applieddefense.com/
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All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

One of the Blue Canyon-built smallsats is identified as S5, a 60-kilogram satellite designed to perform a space situational awareness mission using a payload provided by Applied Defense Solutions.

Mentioned as: Applied Defense SolutionsNarrative GeneralFeb 15, 2019Air Force smallsat to fly on upcoming Falcon 9 launch

Applied Defense Solutions was acquired in July (previous year) by L3 Technologies for approximately $50,000,000.

Mentioned as: Applied Defense SolutionsOrg RelationshipFeb 15, 2019Air Force smallsat to fly on upcoming Falcon 9 launch

Applied Defense Solutions received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 award from the Air Force in 2017 for a project called Small Satellite System for Space Surveillance.

Mentioned as: Applied Defense SolutionsOrg RelationshipFeb 15, 2019Air Force smallsat to fly on upcoming Falcon 9 launch

The Applied Defense Solutions SBIR Phase 2 project calls for using a 30-centimeter telescope paired with a mission operations concept for detecting and tracking objects near the geosynchronous belt.

Mentioned as: Applied Defense SolutionsTechnical ProductFeb 15, 2019Air Force smallsat to fly on upcoming Falcon 9 launch

L3 Technologies purchased Applied Defense Solutions of Columbia, Maryland for approximately $50,000,000 in July.

Mentioned as: Applied Defense SolutionsOrg RelationshipOct 15, 2018Harris, L3 CEOs say merger will catapult company among prime contractor elite