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Blue Canyon Technologies

US
commercialFounded 2008
Lafayette, Colorado, United States
www.bluecanyontech.com
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Blue Canyon Technologies will design and manufacture three smallsats to support NASA’s Investigation of Convective Updrafts (INCUS) mission.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative PlanApr 17, 2023Blue Canyon Technologies receives JPL smallsats build award

Blue Canyon operates advanced testing facilities that perform random vibration and thermal vacuum testing.

Mentioned as: Blue CanyonTechnical ProductApr 7, 2023Blue Canyon Enabling Space Missions to Expand the Frontiers of Science and Defense

Blue Canyon’s attitude determination and control components provide precision pointing platforms used in space missions.

Mentioned as: Blue CanyonTechnical ProductApr 7, 2023Blue Canyon Enabling Space Missions to Expand the Frontiers of Science and Defense

Raytheon acquired Blue Canyon Technologies in 2020, a Colorado-based smallsat manufacturer founded in 2008.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipMar 14, 2023As DoD pivots to smaller satellites, Congress airdrops a big one into the budget

Raytheon Technologies acquired Blue Canyon Technologies and SEAKR Engineering and expanded its space payload and satellite bus capabilities and expertise.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductMar 13, 2023Raytheon Technologies Awarded $250 Million Contract for Missile Warning and Tracking Satellite Constellation

Since acquiring Blue Canyon Technologies and SEAKR Engineering, Raytheon Technologies expanded its space payload and satellite bus capabilities and expertise.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductMar 6, 2023Raytheon Technologies awarded contract for missile warning and tracking satellite constellation by the SDA

The seven satellites under the $250,000,000 contract will be built on Saturn-class microsatellite buses made by Raytheon subsidiary Blue Canyon Technologies.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipMar 2, 2023Raytheon wins $250 million contract for missile-tracking satellites

Blue Canyon Technologies’ reaction wheel assemblies are built to provide spacecraft with a combination of torque and momentum storage required for mission navigation.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative GeneralJan 10, 2023Blue Canyon Technologies provides critical tech for Transporter-6 mission smallsats

Blue Canyon Technologies will manufacture the spacecraft bus that will carry Quantum Space and customer payloads to cislunar space.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipNov 4, 2022Quantum Space Partner with GEOST and Blue Canyon Technologies for its First Mission Launch in 2024

QS-1 will include partners GEOST, LLC and Blue Canyon Technologies.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductNov 4, 2022Quantum Space Partner with GEOST and Blue Canyon Technologies for its First Mission Launch in 2024

Blue Canyon Technologies’ Saturn product with deep-space enhancements will provide Quantum Space with a quiet, stable, and agile spacecraft architecture for QS-1.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2022Quantum Space and partners plan for superhighway mission between Earth and the Moon

QS-1 will include partners GEOST, LLC and Blue Canyon Technologies.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductNov 1, 2022Quantum Space and partners plan for superhighway mission between Earth and the Moon

Blue Canyon Technologies will manufacture the spacecraft bus that will carry Quantum and customer payloads to cislunar space.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2022Quantum Space and partners plan for superhighway mission between Earth and the Moon

Blue Canyon will provide the spacecraft bus for QS-1.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative GeneralOct 26, 2022Quantum Space announces first cislunar mission

Raytheon Technologies acquired Blue Canyon Technologies in 2020.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative GeneralOct 4, 2022AEI claims majority stake in York Space Systems

Blue Canyon plans to ship the remaining nine satellite buses later 2022.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2022Blue Canyon delivers first satellite bus for DARPA’s Blackjack constellation

Under the DARPA contract, Blue Canyon is producing Saturn-class small satellite buses that can carry payloads up to 200 kg.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2022Blue Canyon delivers first satellite bus for DARPA’s Blackjack constellation

Blue Canyon Technologies delivered the first of 10 satellite buses that DARPA ordered in 2020 for the Blackjack experiment in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 8, 2022Blue Canyon delivers first satellite bus for DARPA’s Blackjack constellation

Blackjack is projected to have 12 satellites, with 10 supplied by Blue Canyon and two supplied by Telesat.

Mentioned as: blue canyonTechnical ProductSep 8, 2022Blue Canyon delivers first satellite bus for DARPA’s Blackjack constellation

Blue Canyon Technologies delivered one Saturn-class microsatellite bus for the DARPA Blackjack Program.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductSep 7, 2022Blue Canyon Technologies + SEAKR Engineering deliver 1st flight unit + payloads for the DARPA Blackjack Program
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