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Blue Canyon Technologies

US
commercialFounded 2008
Lafayette, Colorado, United States
www.bluecanyontech.com
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In July, Blue Canyon Technologies won a $14,100,000 DARPA contract to produce four satellite buses for the Blackjack program.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipDec 22, 2020Raytheon completes acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies

Blue Canyon Technologies operates a commercial satellite business and has been growing its defense sales.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductDec 22, 2020Raytheon completes acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies

Blue Canyon Technologies completed the critical design review for the Blackjack Program developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative GeneralDec 15, 2020Small satellite leader Blue Canyon Technologies completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

The DARPA contract for Blue Canyon Technologies’ Blackjack work has an initial award value of $14,200,000 and a total potential value of $99,400,000 if all options are exercised.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative FinancialDec 15, 2020Blue Canyon’s CDR for DARPA’s BlackJack Space Program Successfully Completed

Blue Canyon Technologies plans to deliver the Blackjack spacecraft on a rapid timeline to support the DARPA demonstration schedule, with the first spacecraft to be delivered in mid-2021.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipDec 15, 2020Blue Canyon’s CDR for DARPA’s BlackJack Space Program Successfully Completed

Raytheon Technologies announced plans to acquire Blue Canyon Technologies in November.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative GeneralDec 15, 2020NASA Astrophysics Division embraces cubesats and smallsats

Blue Canyon Technologies won a $14,100,000 contract in July to manufacture four satellites with options worth $99,000,000 for up to 20 satellites.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipDec 14, 2020DARPA okays Blue Canyon’s satellites for Blackjack program

After clearing the critical design review, Blue Canyon Technologies can start producing the first two flight buses to be delivered to DARPA for payload integration in August 2021.

Mentioned as: blue canyon technologiesTechnical ProductDec 14, 2020DARPA okays Blue Canyon’s satellites for Blackjack program

Blue Canyon Technologies will begin procurement to build the first four Blackjack satellites now that the final multi-mission bus design is completed.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductDec 14, 2020Blue Canyon Technologies Completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Canyon Technologies.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative GeneralNov 11, 2020Raytheon Enters Definitive Agreement To Acquire Blue Canyon Technologies

Raytheon Technologies intends to acquire Blue Canyon Technologies, with the disclosure dated 2020-11-10.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2020Raytheon to acquire small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies

Blue Canyon Technologies operates a commercial satellite business and has been growing its defense sales.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductNov 10, 2020Raytheon to acquire small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies

The transaction to acquire Blue Canyon Technologies is expected to close by early 2021 pending regulatory approvals.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesNarrative GeneralNov 10, 2020Raytheon to acquire small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies

DARPA awarded Blue Canyon Technologies a $14,100,000 contract in July to produce four satellite buses for the Blackjack program.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2020Raytheon to acquire small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies

The DARPA contract with Blue Canyon Technologies for the Blackjack program includes options for DARPA to buy up to 20 satellites for $99,400,000.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2020Raytheon to acquire small satellite manufacturer Blue Canyon Technologies

Blue Canyon Technologies won a contract in July to produce four buses for the Blackjack demonstration with options for up to 20 buses.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesTechnical ProductOct 14, 2020Telesat wins DARPA contract to manufacture satellite buses for Blackjack program

DARPA selected Colorado-based Blue Canyon Technologies as one of the satellite bus suppliers for Blackjack in October 2018.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2020Blue Canyon selects Orbion electric thrusters for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites

DARPA awarded Blue Canyon Technologies a $14,100,000 contract in June 2020 to manufacture four Blackjack satellites with options worth $99,000,000 for up to 20 satellites.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2020Blue Canyon selects Orbion electric thrusters for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites

Blue Canyon Technologies selected Orbion Space Technology to supply the electric propulsion system for the U.S. military’s Blackjack constellation on 2020-09-15.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipSep 15, 2020Blue Canyon selects Orbion electric thrusters for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites

The Viasat cubesat has a mass of 23 kg, uses a 12U spacecraft bus from Blue Canyon Technologies, and carries an L-band antenna from Roccor.

Mentioned as: Blue Canyon TechnologiesOrg RelationshipAug 19, 2020OneWeb Satellites seeks simpler import regulations • Viasat cubesat launching in 2021
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