Organizations/Aerospace Corporation
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Aerospace Corporation
Research Institute · United States · Founded 1960
Nonprofit FFRDC providing independent technical guidance for US national security space programs.
Headquarters
United States
Ownership
Nonprofit
CEO
Tanya Pemberton
Founded
1960
Satellites in Orbit
12
36 operated all time
Satellites Built
52
17 still in orbit
Government Awards
$5.35B
382 awards tracked
Products & Capabilities
FFRDC for national security space
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- DiskSat A2025-12-18 · LEO · Manufacturer
- DiskSat D2025-12-18 · LEO · Manufacturer
- DiskSat B2025-12-18 · LEO · Manufacturer
- DiskSat C2025-12-18 · LEO · Manufacturer
- Aerocube 18B2025-03-15 · LEO · Built & operated
Government Awards
Buyers
- Department of Defense$4.29B
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration$863M
- Department of Energy$204M
Largest awards
- Aerospace FFRDC contract from 1 Oct 2013 to 30 Sept 2018Department of Defense · 2013-10-01$4.29B
- NASA-wide specialized engineering, evaluation and test services (NSEETS) to provide on/off-site p…National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2020-09-29$195M
- NASA-Wide Specialized Engineering, Evaluation and Test Services (NSEETS)National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2019-09-27$141M
- System engineering and integration (SE&I) support and independent technical and programmatic anal…Department of Energy · 2019-12-31$139M
- NASA-Wide Specialized Engineering, Evaluation and Test Services (NSEETS).National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2024-09-23$60M
- System engineering and integration (SE&I) support and independent technical and programmatic anal…Department of Energy · 2025-05-31$42M
- Special Studies/Analysis- Aeronautical/SpaceNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · 2011-06-10$36M
- System engineering and integration (SE&I) support and independent technical and programmatic anal…Department of Energy · 2025-05-31$20M
US values are total obligations over each award's life; EU research values are the EU contribution. All government contracts →
Data Sources for This Record
GCAT (J. McDowell, CC-BY 4.0) · weekly
official procurement records · twice a month