ABL SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY

El Segundo, CA · Founded 2017 · Aerospace · Private

Small-to-medium lift launch vehicles for orbital payload delivery

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · ablspacesystems.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: El Segundo, CA
Founded: 2017
Latest Form D: $40.6M, Dec 2023
Total capital: $496M

Federal grants: $15.8M; 3 awards · 2021–2023; Rank in peer group#14 of 155
Private capital raised: $480M; 5 Form D · last Dec 2023; 34 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Dec 2023Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$40.6M
Sep 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Adaptation Efforts And A Live Demonstration To Provide Operational Flexibility For Low-cost Tactical Launches$15M
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rapid Tactical Space Launch$750K
Oct 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$202M
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · C2 Integration for Tactical Space Launch Missions$50K
Apr 2021Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$170M
Dec 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$20M
Mar 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$47.5M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Launch · Device

Federal grants#14 · top 9%

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Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings

Daniel PiemontExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ethan BatraskiDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Harrison O'HanleyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kevin SagisExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ronald O'HanleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Somu SubramaniamDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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COLORADO ELECTRONICS INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
Xenia Enterprises LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts
MUSE ENGINE INCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · null in contracts

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

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

How to read this page

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Data freshness

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