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U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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In 2010 Orbit Logic designed, developed, and tested a mobile handheld app to task the GeoEye-1 commercial high-resolution imaging satellite under a Phase I DARPA SBIR award.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipFeb 4, 2021Orbit Logic’s Small Business Award For Their Big Success of SpyMeSat App

Tiger Innovations won a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in 2019 for a spacecraft identification device that combines satellite beacons with automated ground data collection and round-the-clock space situational awareness.

Mentioned as: Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 1, 2021General Atomics acquires Tiger Innovations

Honeywell has worked with DARPA over the past few years under the Precise Robust Inertial Guidance for Munitions: Thermally Stabilized Inertial Guidance for Munitions (PRIGM TIGM) program to develop navigation-grade IMU technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipJan 27, 2021Honeywell to bring next-generation inertial sensors to unmanned vehicles segment

DARPA and the Space Development Agency intended to launch two optical inter-satellite link cubesats on Transporter-1 but the satellites were accidentally damaged at the payload processing facility before launch.

Mentioned as: darpaTechnical ProductJan 26, 2021SpaceX’s rideshare carried small satellite technology of interest to U.S. military

Blue Canyon Technologies deployed new satellite components on Transporter-1 that it plans to incorporate in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative PlanJan 26, 2021SpaceX’s rideshare carried small satellite technology of interest to U.S. military

The two damaged satellites are part of the Blackjack program, a constellation effort led by DARPA, the Space Development Agency, and the Air Force Research Laboratory to deploy small satellites in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: DARPAOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2021DARPA satellites damaged at processing facility ahead of SpaceX launch

Two Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency satellites sustained damage at a payload processing facility, confirmed by DARPA on 2021-01-06.

Mentioned as: DARPATechnical ProductJan 6, 2021DARPA satellites damaged at processing facility ahead of SpaceX launch

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2020Raytheon completes acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2020Raytheon completes acquisition of Blue Canyon Technologies

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: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative FinancialDec 15, 2020Blue Canyon’s CDR for DARPA’s BlackJack Space Program Successfully Completed

The Blackjack Program CDR completed the third milestone that will culminate in the first two flight buses being delivered to DARPA for payload integration in August 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 15, 2020Small satellite leader Blue Canyon Technologies completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 2020Small satellite leader Blue Canyon Technologies completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

The Critical Design Review completed the third milestone that will culminate in the first two flight buses being delivered to DARPA for payload integration in August 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 15, 2020Blue Canyon’s CDR for DARPA’s BlackJack Space Program Successfully Completed

The Blackjack spacecraft will be delivered on a rapid timeline to support DARPA’s demonstration schedule, with the first spacecraft to be delivered in mid-2021.

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

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: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 15, 2020Blue Canyon’s CDR for DARPA’s BlackJack Space Program Successfully Completed

The DARPA contract for the Blackjack Program 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: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative FinancialDec 15, 2020Small satellite leader Blue Canyon Technologies completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

The critical design review completed the third milestone of the Blackjack Program, culminating in the first two flight buses being delivered to DARPA for payload integration in August 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 14, 2020Blue Canyon Technologies Completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

The first Blackjack spacecraft will be delivered in mid-2021 to support the DARPA demonstration schedule.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Narrative GeneralDec 14, 2020Blue Canyon Technologies Completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

DARPA awarded an initial contract value of $14,200,000 for the Blackjack Program with a total potential value of $99,400,000 if all options are exercised.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 14, 2020Blue Canyon Technologies Completes CDR for DARPA Blackjack Program

DARPA plans to deploy up to 20 spacecraft in low-Earth orbit connected by optical inter-satellite links to provide communications, missile tracking, and navigation services.

Mentioned as: U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Org RelationshipDec 14, 2020DARPA okays Blue Canyon’s satellites for Blackjack program
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