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BOULDER ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Boulder, CO · Aerospace · Private

Deployable parabolic reflector antenna for 200 GHz microwave sensors on small satellites

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Updated · boulderest.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Boulder, CO
Total capital
$14.4M
Federal grants
$7.9M
12 awards · 2016–2022
Rank in peer group#41 of 155
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$6.5M
14 awards · Commerce, NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#293 of 1335
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

20062010201420182022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $14.4M$1M$1.1M$1.1M$1.6M$1M$3M
20062010201420182022FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $14.4M$1.1M$1.6M$3M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · The Overall Scope Of This Award Is For Millimeter Wave Hyperspectral Radiometer Receivers For Next Generation Sbem Systems.$3M
  • Federal contractCommerce · Radio Frequency Resilient Passive Microwave Sensor Study$1M
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR II - Hyperspectral Microwave Imaging Radiometer Topic #AF192-035$750K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Low-loss deployable reflector antenna at frequencies up to 200 GHz for small satellites$800K
  • Federal contractNASA · Low-loss Deployable Reflector Antenna At Frequencies Up To 200 Ghz For Small Satellites$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Hyperspectral Microwave Imaging Radiometer$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · (1) 183GHZ Antenna System$30K
Show 19 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Development of a ground-based microwave radiometer with improved capabilities for observation of atmosphere.$1.6M
  • Federal contractNASA · Mesh-based Reflector For Ka-band Operation$30K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Development of a Profiling Microwave Radiometer for Offshore Wind Farms, Further Characterization of Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer$1.1M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Microwave Weather Imager in a Cubesat form - MWIC$75K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Profiling Airborne Microwave Radiometer for Atmospheric and Cloud Research$1.1M
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Robust, Ground-Based Microwave Radiometer for Atmospheric Water vapor and Liquid Water Measurement$232K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Deployable Microwave Antennas for CubeSats, NanoSats, and SmallSats$755K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Goal Of This Project Is To Develop An Offset-fed Paraboloidal Mesh Reflector Antenna For Operation Onboard Small, Low Cost Satellites Such As Cubesats, In The Frequency Range Up To 100 Ghz. The Phase II Component Of This Goal Is To Fully Test The Performance Characteristics Of A Prototype Deployable Antenna Reflector, With An Aperture Greater Than 0.5 M Under Controlled Conditions. The Mesh Used In The Reflector Is Gold Plated Molybdenum. The Weave Of The Mesh Will Be Developed Early In Phas$785K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · Thermodynamic Profiler for the Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer Observations$1M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf A Small Deployable Antenna Is Proposed With An Offset-fed Paraboloidal Reflector For Use Between 8 And 100 Ghz In Cubesat, Nanosat, And Smallsat Applications. Apertures Vary From 0.5 To 2 Meters. For A 0.5 M Aperture, The Approximate Dimensions Of The Stowed Reflector Are 6 Cm In Diameter And 8.86 Cm In Length, With An Approximate Mass Of 0.25 Kg. For A 1.2 M Aperture, The Approximate Dimensions Of The Stowed Reflector Are 14.4 Cm In Diameter And 21.26 Cm In Length, With An Approxi$125K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II: Development of a radiometric receiver for 183 GHz.$711K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Thermodynamic Profiler for the Marine Atmospheric Boundary LayerObservations$155K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2016'S Program Announcement For The Technology Partnerships Office Under The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md. This Award Is For Proposal 16-1-028 A Project Titled "development Of A Sensor Interface, Communication And A Power Module - A Sensorcsp Module."$120K
  • Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Profiling Airborne Microwave Radiometer$225K
  • Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Development of a radiometric receiver for 183 GHz.$150K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Pi Boulder Environmental Sciences And Technology - Awd$80K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf "other Functions" - This Award Is For The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I For FY2012'S Announcement For The Office Of Atmospheric Research In Silver Spring, Md. This Award Is For Proposal 12-1-024 A Project Titled "hyperspectral Microwave Sensor." Phase 1 Is Due To Be Completed Six Months After Award.$95K
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Project Proposes A New Passive Microwave Airborne Sensor For In Flight Icing Hazard Detection, Microwave Radiometer For Aviation Safety. A Feasibility Study Of A Relatively Inexpensive, Small In Size, Robust, Energy Efficient Instrument With Reliable Calibration, Easy To Use, And With Minimal Maintenance Requirement Is Proposed. Extensive Radiative Transfer Modeling Will Be Carried Out. The Results Of Modeling Will Be Used To Optimize Instrument Design, Parameters Such As Frequency $100K
  • Federal contractCommerce · Phase I SBIR "all Weather Temperature And Water Vapor Profiling Radiometer For Marine Environment"$95K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

  • Federal grants#41 · top 26%

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What it has protected

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

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Sources

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