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Ursa Space

US
commercialFounded 2014
Ithaca, New York, United States
www.ursaspace.com
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NGA announced the first orders under Luno B, including a $21 million award to Ursa Space Systems for change detection and $4.5 million to NV5 for human geography data.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceOrg RelationshipOct 17, 2025Latest News

Ursa Major has been awarded a $34.9 million contract from an undisclosed U.S. aerospace and defense company.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceOrg RelationshipSep 24, 2025Contract Accelerates Fielding of Draper Engine for Space-Based Defense

Ursa Major secured a $12,500,000 investment from the Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital with matching funds from the company to further develop its Lynx solid rocket motor manufacturing process.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2024Raytheon tests Ursa Major’s rocket motor in U.S. Army missile flight

One of Ursa Major’s solid rocket motors completed a successful flight test on a Raytheon-built missile for the U.S. Army on 2024-12-18.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2024Raytheon tests Ursa Major’s rocket motor in U.S. Army missile flight

Raytheon invested in Ursa Major through its venture capital arm RTX Ventures during Ursa Major’s $138,000,000 funding rounds in 2023.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2024Raytheon tests Ursa Major’s rocket motor in U.S. Army missile flight

The 12 finalist teams for the NGA award included Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Anduril Industries, BlackSky Geospatial Solutions, Freedom Technology Solution Group, HII Mission Technologies, Orbital Insight, NV5 Geospatial, Planet Labs, Royce Geospatial Solutions, Space-Eyes (Channel Logistics), Striveworks, and Ursa Space Systems.

Mentioned as: Ursa Space SystemsTechnical ProductJul 23, 2024Orbital Insight wins NGA contract for maritime surveillance in Indo-Pacific region

Ursa Space Systems and NEC Corporation entered into a partnership on 2024-06-20 to offer data services in Japan utilizing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2024Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights

The 2024-06-20 collaboration combines NEC’s existing SAR-based monitoring service with Ursa Space’s virtual constellation of satellite data partners.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceTechnical ProductJun 20, 2024Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights

Earlier 2024, Ursa Space secured a U.S. Space Force contract to provide SAR data in support of Japanese disaster relief efforts following an earthquake in January.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceTechnical ProductJun 20, 2024Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights

Ursa Space Systems operates a platform that ingests data from a network of SAR and non-SAR satellite data providers, including optical, infrared, multi-spectral, and hyperspectral sensors.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralJun 20, 2024Ursa Space partners with Japan’s NEC to deliver SAR data insights

Ursa Major built a Draper-specific test stand with funding from the Air Force Research Laboratory under a contract awarded last year.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralMay 30, 2024Ursa Major completes ground tests of new hypersonic rocket engine

Ursa Major announced a contract with the Naval Energetics Systems and Technologies (NEST) program on 2024-04-08 to develop and test a prototype solid rocket motor for the Navy’s Standard Missile program.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2024Pentagon ramps up investments in solid rocket motor suppliers to bolster domestic industry

Hadley is the first product in a family of propulsion systems that Ursa Major is designing, developing, and producing, including liquid rocket engines and solid rocket motors.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 11, 2024Ursa Major's Hadley Engine Powers Stratolaunch's Testbed in Historic Hypersonic Test Flight

Ursa Major designed, built, and flew the Hadley engine in less than a decade.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 11, 2024Ursa Major's Hadley Engine Powers Stratolaunch's Testbed in Historic Hypersonic Test Flight

Ursa Major developed Hadley as a purpose-built engine to satisfy America’s commercial and national security space needs.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 11, 2024Ursa Major's Hadley Engine Powers Stratolaunch's Testbed in Historic Hypersonic Test Flight

The TA-1 flight test with Ursa Major’s Hadley engine reached high supersonic speeds approaching Mach 5.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 11, 2024Ursa Major's Hadley Engine Powers Stratolaunch's Testbed in Historic Hypersonic Test Flight

Ursa Major's Hadley engine successfully flew for the first time powering a Stratolaunch hypersonic test vehicle on 2024-03-09.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2024Ursa Major’s Hadley rocket engine flies for the first time

The production of the Satellites and the Art of War video was funded by Ursa Space Systems.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralJan 18, 2024Satellite data reveals hidden role of maritime militia in the South China Sea in the new SSPI Better Satellite World video

Ursa Space's automation of data analysis enables the study of thousands of satellite images over time.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceNarrative GeneralJan 18, 2024Satellite data reveals hidden role of maritime militia in the South China Sea in the new SSPI Better Satellite World video

Ursa Space builds data systems that analyze radar images captured by satellite.

Mentioned as: Ursa SpaceTechnical ProductJan 18, 2024Satellite data reveals hidden role of maritime militia in the South China Sea in the new SSPI Better Satellite World video
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