DESIGN NET ENGINEERING LLC

Aerospace · Private

modular, configurable orbital platform in GEO for payload accommodation, leasing services, and interplanetary assembly waystation

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · design-group.com

Sector: Aerospace
Total capital: $12.2M

Federal grants: $150K; 1 award · 2016; Rank in peer group#1 of 181
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $12M; 25 awards · Defense, NASA, Interior; Rank in Aerospace#207 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2016Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Building Operational Resilience in GEO (BORG)$150K
Jun 2016Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Building Operational Resilience In Geo (borg)$100K
Oct 2013Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Common Bus Interface Adapter Chip$1.0M
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Common Bus Interface Adapter Chip$150K
Dec 2011Federal contractDefense · Modular, Scalable, Autonomous Energy Management For Next Generation Responsive Space$150K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Access To Space For Small Satellites Is Enabled By The Use Of Excess Launch Capacity. An Integration Process That Minimizes Risk To The Primary, Allows Parallel Integration And Predictable Cost/schedule For The Secondary Enables Use Of That Capacity. Design_net Has Developed And Flown A Falcon 1 Rideshare Adapter (rsa) And Is Developing A Rsa For The Minotaur IV, Eelvs And Falcon 9. An Rsa Is More Than Structure, It Must Have Electronics To Provide A Single Simple Interface To The Launch Vehicle$100K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Supplies And Services$11K

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Jan 2010Federal contractNASA · Access To Space For Small Satellites Is Enabled By The Use Of Excess Launch Capacity On Existing Launch Vehicles. A Range Of Sizes, Form Factors And Masses Of Small Sats Need To Be Accommodated. An Integration Process That Minimizes Programmatic/technical Risk To The Primary, Allows "late Flow" Integration And Predictable Cost/schedule For The Secondary Enables Regular And Cost-effective Access. The Integration Process Proceeds Smoothly When The Right Adapter Accommodates The Secondary In A Seam$568K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Final Report$70K
Apr 2009Federal contractNASA · Title: Small Spacecraft Division Falcon 1E Adapter Development Preliminary Design Analysis 1.0 Introduction In Order To Accomplish Program And Project Level Activities, The Small Spacecraft Division Has A Requirement For Adapter Development Analysis Support. The Mandate Of The Small Spacecraft Division Includes The Development Of Small Spacecraft And Supporting Technologies Necessary To Enable NASA Space Exploration Missions And Research. The Falcon 1E Adapter (henceforth The Adapter ) Developed$25K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · A Modular Architecture For Responsive Configuration Of Satellite Autonomy$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Msdt - A Central Executive To Coordinate Rapid Mission And Spacecraft Design The Integrated Design Centers Currently In Place At The Goddard And Ames Research Institutions Are Highly Productive Infrastructures, Allowing A Group Of Domain Specialists To Rally For Intense, Focused Intervals Of Time Around A Mission Concept, Refining A Design In Spiral Fashion Using A Palette Of Trusted In-house And Commercial Engineering Analysis Tools. This Approach Can Be Significantly Streamlined If A Standard$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Merging Ors Standards To Facilitate Rapid Development Of Reusable Spacecraft Software Dnet Has Been Actively Pursuing Strategies For Shortening The Software Development Portion Of The Satellite Development Life-cycle For Some Time. We Recognized Upon Analyzing The Constituents Of The Traditional Process That A Disproportionate Fraction Of Time Is Spent Working With Software That Falls Under One Of Two Categories - Developed From Scratch To Suit The Needs Of A New Mission, Or Recycling "heritage$100K
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Enabling Technology For Small Satellite Launch Access To Space For Small Satellites Is Enabled By The Use Of Excess Launch Capacity On Existing Launch Vehicles. A Range Of Sizes, Form Factors And Masses Need To Be Accommodated. An Integration Process That Minimizes Programmatic/technical Risk To The Primary, Allows "late Flow" Integration And Predictable Cost/schedule For The Secondary Enables Regular And Cost-effective Access. The Integration Process Proceeds Smoothly When The Right Adapters A$100K
Dec 2008Federal contractNASA · Contract NNM09AA02C In Support Of Broad Agency Announcement BAA-ORS-08-01 Ors Office Launch, Range Modeling And System Architecture Enabling Capabilities. Proposal Title: "eliminating The Need For Payload-specific Coupled Loads Analysis Without Mission Risk"$500K
Nov 2008Federal contractDefense · Space-suitable Electronics Components & Responsive Space Ele$1.1M
Jul 2008Federal contractDefense · Applying New Approaches In Platform Autonomy To Satellite Protection For Defensive Counterspace$750K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · Power Management For Pnp Spacecraft$747K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II, Incremental Funding$1.2M
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · S&ms Technology$150K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · Sap Purchase Requisition: 4200232273 Small Spacecraft$150K
Aug 2007Federal contractDefense · 82-4273-07$514K
Apr 2006Federal contractDefense · 200607!000474!5700!FA9453!DET 8 AFRL/PKV8 !FA945306C0056 !a!n! !n! ! !20060404!20070930!127689128!127689128!127689128!N!DESIGN Net Engineering Llc !10311 West Hampden Ave !lakewood !CO!80227!43000!059!08!LAKEWOOD !jefferson !colorado !+000000575000!N!N!000000726419!AC25!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-eng/manuf Devel !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !not Discernable !541511!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$1.5M
Mar 2006Federal contractDefense · 200606!000395!5700!FA9453!DET 8 AFRL/PKV8 !FA945306C0333 !a!n! !n! ! !20060317!20080303!127689128!127689128!127689128!N!DESIGN Net Engineering Llc !10311 West Hampden Ave !lakewood !CO!80227!43000!059!08!LAKEWOOD !jefferson !colorado !+000000247009!N!N!000000399059!AC25!RDTE/MISSILE And Space Systems-eng/manuf Devel !A2 !missile And Space Systems !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$128K
Jun 2005Federal contractDefense · 200509!003673!1700!N00173!NAVAL Research Laboratory !GS23F0205N !c!n! !N!N0017305F2015! !20050615!20060331!127689128!127689128!127689128!N!DESIGN Net Engineering Llc !10311 W Hampden Ave !lakewood !CO!80227!50000!117!26!MCBRIDES !montcalm !michigan !+000000143359!N!N!000000000000!7030!ADP Software !C9E!ALL Other Supplies And Equipment !000 !* !541330!E! !6! ! ! ! ! !202$534K
Aug 2004Federal contractDefense · 200411!000757!5700!GS05 !det 8 Afrl/pk (supports Vs) !FA945304C0317 !a!n! !y! ! !20040830!20060526!127689128!127689128!127689128!N!DESIGN Net Engineering Llc !10311 West Hampden Avenue !lakewood !CO!80227!43000!059!08!LAKEWOOD !jefferson !colorado !+000000750000!N!N!000000750000!AC11!RDTE/AIRCRAFT-BASIC Research !A2 !missile And Space Systems !caa !mda Support !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$2.1M

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Standing among 181 peers

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Aerospace · Components · System

Federal grants#1 · top 1%

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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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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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