ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS, LLC

Santa Barbara, CA · Aerospace · Private

Space-based sensor system for detecting and tracking resident space objects (RSOs) in orbit

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · asc3d.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Santa Barbara, CA
Total capital: $38.5M

Federal grants: $7.4M; 15 awards · 2015–2026; Rank in peer group#28 of 89
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $31.1M; 41 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#112 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Sep 2026Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR Phase I Flash LIDAR Mobility Products For Safe Autonomous And Supervised Lunar Surface Operations$225K
Apr 2026Federal contractNASA · Modification Of 3-DIMENSIONAL Imaging Flash LIDAR Camera$50K
Apr 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase II · BASE$2.9M
Apr 2026Federal contractDefense · BASE$2.9M
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR 1 On-orbit Reconfigurable LIDAR For Mapping And Hazard Detection$150K
Sep 2025Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR 1 On-orbit Reconfigurable LIDAR For Mapping And Hazard Detection$150K
Jul 2025Federal contractNASA · Flash LIDAR Field-of-view Kit Including A Receiver Lens And A Matching Transmitter Diffuser Generating A Square Laser Beam.$40K

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Jul 2025Federal contractNASA · 3-D Flash LIDAR Camera$240K
May 2025Federal contractNASA · Modification Of 3-DIMENSIONAL Imaging Flash LIDAR Camera$48K
Sep 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development Of Digital Elevation Maps$750K
Sep 2024Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Of Digital Elevation Maps$750K
Aug 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Kickoff Briefing$140K
Apr 2024Federal contractNASA · Repair 3-DIMENSIONAL Imaging Flash LIDAR Camera$15K
Oct 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Oct 2023Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$140K
Sep 2023Federal contractDefense · 873AUTHORITY$900K
Jul 2023Federal contractNASA · Flash LIDAR Sensor For Advanced Scientific Concepts$30K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Part Number GSFL16K-1570-30$316K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · Asc GSFL-16K Camera Rental$36K
Apr 2022Federal contractDefense · Multispectral Enhancement Of Digital Elevations Maps For Safe Landing In Unimproved Sites$150K
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Emerging Commercial Linear Mode Avalanche Photodiode Technologies for Enhanced DoD Space-Based Satellite Laser Ranging$739K
Jul 2021Federal contractDefense · Relative Reference Sensor Refresh$15.5M
Jun 2021Federal contractNASA · 3-D Flash LIDAR Camera.$135K
May 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 3D Ranging and Fused Imaging Sensor for Local Space-Based Situational Awareness Applications$750K
May 2021Federal contractNASA · Asc Has Developed The Global Shutter Flash LIDAR (gsfl) Technology That Is Ideal As A Navigation And Hazard Avoidance Sensor For Fast Traversing Robots And Rovers. The Gsfl Provides Real Time 3D Imaging By Capturing A Full Frame Of 128 X 128 Pixels.$125K
Apr 2021Federal contractDefense · Emerging Commercial Linear Mode Avalanche Photodiode Technologies For Enhanced DOD Space-based Satellite Laser Ranging$50K
Feb 2021Federal contractDefense · Research And Development SBIR Phase II$2.3M
Aug 2020Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I - "flash LIDAR To Detect, Classify, And Track Floating Objects" U435CFE$111K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · High Precision Compact Modular Flash LIDAR for Lunar and New Frontiers Mission$125K
Aug 2020Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Flash LIDAR Spatial Resolution and Range Improvements for EDLApplications$125K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Tigercub Replacement Sensor - Qty 1 Ea$38K
Feb 2020Federal contractDefense · Contract Award From The Broad Agency Announcement For Development For Global Shutter Flash$250K
Dec 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · High Accuracy Air to Air Scoring$150K
Oct 2019Federal contractDefense · Agilepod Capability Enhancements: LIDAR$150K
Sep 2019Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I Effort Titled "small Pixel Lwir Active Sensor" In Response To Topic No. A19-043.$108K
Jul 2019Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Common and Configurable Flash LIDAR Sensor for Space-Based Autonomous Landing, Rendezvous, and Docking Missions$745K
May 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Small pixel LWIR active sensor$108K
Feb 2019Federal contractDefense · LIDAR Device$62K
Dec 2018Federal contractDefense · SBIR I - Advanced Scientific Concepts, Llc$150K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Tigercub 1-1.5 Degree Lins$65K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · The Need For A Space Qualified Flash LIDAR That Can Be Configured Without Significant Requalification For Sample Capture, Edl And Other Gn&c Activities Has Become Clear, Furthermore Improvements Is Swap Will Enable More Applications. To Meet The Need For A Cost Effective, Compact LIDAR For Multiple Missions, Asc Is Proposing To Leverage The High Trl Design Of The Osiris-rex LIDAR, But Redesign The Layout Of The Electronics And Mechanical System Into A System Architecture That It Is Easily Config$124K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · NASA Has Identified Flash LIDAR As The Key Mapping, Pose, And Range Sensor Technology Of Choice For Autonomous Entry, Decent, And Precision Landing (edl) On Solar System Bodies And Autonomous Rendezvous And Docking Operations (rdo) For Asteroid Sample And Return, Space Craft Docking, And Space Situational Awareness Missions. Flash LIDAR Sensors Exploit The Time Of Flight Principle To Produce Real Time Scene Range And Intensity Maps At Video Rates. Existing 3D Flash LIDAR Sensors Are Custom-built$125K
Jun 2018Federal contractDefense · Tigercub Lens Pr# 82-2034-18$29K
Mar 2018Federal contractDefense · Repair Of Navy-owned A.s.c. Sensor$34K
Oct 2017Federal contractDefense · 82-2028-17 Light Detection And Ranging (LIDAR) System$241K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Asc Has Tested The LIDAR In Diverse Weather Conditions (rain And Fog) And Has Created Landing Maps, But Has Not Done The Two Simultaneously. A Number Of Algorithms For Landing Site Evaluation Have Been Developed, But None Of Those Algorithms Have Been Evaluated For Adverse Weather Conditions. This Effort Will Allow For The Acquisition Of Data And The Evaluation Of Algorithms, So That The Architecture For A Phase II Prototype Can Be Developed For Use In Diverse Weather Conditions.$125K
Mar 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf$53K
Sep 2015Federal grantDefense · Phase I · A Sensor System for Precise, Automated Position-keeping for Ocean Going Vessels$150K
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase I · 3D Flash LIDARAll Weathr Safety$125K
Jul 2013Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1.7M
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · R&d- Defense Other: Other (operational Systems Development)$333K
Oct 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$357K
Jun 2011Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$1.5M
Apr 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development SBIR Phase II Topic N08-138$750K
Nov 2003Federal contractDefense · 200402!000369!2100!W911QX!USA Materiel Command ACQUISITION!W911QX04C0023 !a!n! !y! ! !20031106!20051117!362223463!362223463!362223463!N!ADVANCED Scientific Concepts, !305 E Haley !santa Barbara !CA!93101!69070!083!06!SANTA Barbara !santa Barbara !CALIFORNIA!+000000400000!N!N!000000000000!AD96!RDTE/OTHER Defense-management Support !S1 !services !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$730K

Federal awards are summed by year (56 awards); hover a bar for the split. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Aerospace · Components · System

Federal grants#28 · top 31%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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.