Blue Canyon Technologies Inc.

Boulder, CO · Aerospace · Acquired by MDA Space

High-voltage, high-power solar array bus regulator components for microsatellites

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · bluecanyontech.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Boulder, CO
Total capital: $14M

Federal grants: $6.6M; 5 awards · 2017–2020; Rank in peer group#55 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $7.4M; 7 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#274 of 1335
Granted patents: 4; 2 pending · first 2018; Rank in peer group#41 of 155

Capital timeline

Latest events

May 2023Federal contractNASA · The Codex Team Desires To Have The Exnst Baffling Removed And Cleaned Followed By Testing In Which The Exnst Is Provided A Star Pattern To Test The Attitude Acquisition As Well As A Functional Test Of The Unit.$26K
Sep 2021Federal contractDefense · Two (2) Cubesat Attitude & Determination Control Systems With Corse Sun Sensors$288K
Jun 2021Federal contractNASA · Acquire The Xact High Performance Attitude Control System As An Upgraded Replacement From Previously Damaged Unit$74K
May 2021Federal contractDefense · Cubesat Attention Determination Control System With Two Sets Of Six Coarse Sun Sensors$219K
Dec 2020Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Flexible Solar Arrays for Small Spacecraft Buses$746K
May 2020Federal contractNASA · Tipping Point - Increasing Commercial&interplanetary Autonomous Navigation Software Solutions On Smallsat And Cubesat Scale$1.6M
Jun 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · ESPA Based Satellite Bus$1.5M

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Jun 2019Federal contractDefense · Space Situational Awareness Micro-satelite Bus$3M
Jun 2018Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Spacecraft Integrated-Power and Attitude-Control System$1.5M
Sep 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Pr 76-3015-17 6U Cubesats$2.1M
May 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Satellite System for Space Surveillance$1.5M
Feb 2017Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Spacecraft Integrated-Power and Attitude-Control System$1.4M

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 · Satellite · Device

Federal grants#55 · top 35%
Granted patents#41 · top 26%

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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 · 4 granted of 6

Feb 4, 2025GrantedVibration Isolator With Overload ProtectionUSPTOUS 12,215,752
May 24, 2022GrantedPrinted Circuit Board Axial Flux Motor With Thermal ElementUSPTOUS 11,342,813
Jul 27, 2021GrantedAxial Flux MotorUSPTOUS 11,075,595

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Vibration Isolator With Overload ProtectionFeb 4, 2025 · US 12,215,752Granted
Printed Circuit Board Axial Flux Motor With Thermal ElementMay 24, 2022 · US 11,342,813Granted
Axial Flux MotorJul 27, 2021 · US 11,075,595Granted
Optical BaffleFeb 4, 2021 · Application 16947321Pending
Axial Flux Motor With Magnetic Return PathsJul 2, 2020 · Application 16719318Pending
Deployable Light BaffleSep 4, 2018 · US 10,066,985Granted

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Press

1 article · matched on company name

26 Aug 2026RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies introduces new spacecraft mission enablerSpaceNews

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

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