A-TECH CORPORATION

Aerospace · Acquired by AEgis Technologies (2020)

CubeSat-sized laser communications payload for free-space optical data transfer between satellites and ground terminals

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · atacorp.com

Sector: Aerospace
Total capital: $8.4M

Federal grants: $8.4M; 15 awards · 2014–2018; Rank in peer group#36 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 0; 3 pending

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Innovative CubeSat Payloads for USSOCOM Space Missions$974K
Dec 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Military PNT Augmentation (MPNTA)$1.5M
Sep 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Laser Communications Crosslink (LaserComXL)$750K
Apr 2017Federal grantNASA · Phase II · DRG-Based CubeSat Inertial Reference Unit (DCIRU)$750K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · MEMS Optical Inertial Reference Unit (MOIRU)$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Bright Star$150K
Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Spin Stabilized Optical Inertial Reference Unit (SSOIRU)$150K

Show 8 earlier federal awards

Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Trajectory Reconstruction Algorithms for Consistent Event Registration (TRACER)$1.0M
Apr 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Shock Hardened Inertial Measurement Unit (SHIMU)$100K
Apr 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Medical Imagery Tailored HEVC (MITH)$1.0M
Jul 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Software Compression Settings Broker (SCSB)$150K
Jun 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Massive Optomechanical Navigation Accelerometer (MONA)$744K
Jun 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Magnetic Cylinder Gyro (MCG)$742K
Dec 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Trajectory Reconstruction Algorithms for Consistent Event Registration (TRACER)$125K
Oct 2014Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Quantification of Uncertainty for Advanced Dead Reckoning Algorithms (QUADRA)$148K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

Federal grants#36 · top 23%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 0 granted of 3

PendingMethod And Apparatus For Precision Azimuth MeasurementUSPTOApplication PCTUS2009059296
PendingHigh Bandwidth Linear Actuator For Steering Mirror ApplicationsUSPTOApplication PCTUS2007087416
PendingOptical Line Of Sight Pointing And Stabilization SystemUSPTOApplication PCTUS2002010794

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.