KATALYST SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Flagstaff, AZ · Aerospace · Private

LIMPET: a retrofittable modular spacecraft attachment providing space domain awareness and collision avoidance for GEO satellites

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Flagstaff, AZ
Total capital: $44.1M

Federal grants: $5.6M; 5 awards · 2021–2025; Rank in peer group#72 of 155
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $38.5M; 13 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#96 of 1335
Granted patents: 3; 6 pending · first 2024; Rank in peer group#46 of 155

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2026Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Lro Repositioning Baseline Phase$250K
Dec 2025Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - 80NSSC25C0510 - Swift Salvo$29.8M
Aug 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III Entitled Swift Observatory Salvation Mission, Conducted Using Katalyst's Link Spacecraft$150K
Jun 2025Federal contractDefense · Delivery Of Software Capability That Automatically Assesses And Interrogates Characteristics Of Uct Candidate.$1.8M
Jun 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Delivery Of Software Capability That Automatically Assesses And Interrogates Characteristics Of Uct Candidate.$1.8M
May 2025Federal contractDefense · The Space Force Requires The Ability To Relocate Our Assets From Contested Areas To Positions Where They Can Be Part Of The Solution, As Our Conflicts Will Be Dynamic, And Our Adversaries Will Also Adapt.$1.9M

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May 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · The Space Force Requires The Ability To Relocate Our Assets From Contested Areas To Positions Where They Can Be Part Of The Solution, As Our Conflicts Will Be Dynamic, And Our Adversaries Will Also Adapt.$1.9M
Aug 2024Federal contractDefense · Evolved Propellant Transfer Interface - High Pressure Propellant Capable$1.2M
May 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I FX245-PCSO2-0244 - SHIELD-1 Mission: Orbital Staging Of Responsive Space Domain Awareness (sda) Assets For Counter-space Defense$75K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I FX245-PCSO2-0244 - SHIELD-1 Mission: Orbital Staging Of Responsive Space Domain Awareness (sda) Assets For Counter-space Defense$75K
Feb 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Interoperable Cislunar Observation Network (icon) Phase II$1.8M
Feb 2024Federal contractDefense · Interoperable Cislunar Observation Network (icon) Phase II$1.8M
Jul 2023Federal contractDefense · Light Weight Modular Perception Enhancement Tactical Funding Increase Sequence Phase II$490K
May 2023Federal contractDefense · Interoperable Cislunar Observation Network (icon)$75K
Sep 2022Federal contractDefense · The Phase I Development Plan Consists Of Three Main Thrusts: Algorithm Investigation And Design, Performance Evaluation, And Phase II And Phase III Implementation Plan. A Primary Outcome Of The Three Thrusts Will Be A Peer Reviewed Research Publica$150K
Mar 2022Federal contractDefense · F2-15036 Lightweight Modular Perception Enhancement (limpet)$750K
Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Lightweight Modular Perception Enhancement (LIMPET): A Retrofittable Space Domain Awareness Solution for Rapid Deployment to Strategic Space Assets$50K

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Standing among 155 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Device

Federal grants#72 · top 46%
Granted patents#46 · top 30%

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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 · 3 granted of 9

Jun 2, 2026GrantedMarman Ring Attachment MechanismUSPTOUS 12,643,689
May 12, 2026GrantedAttachment Systems For Augmenting SatellitesUSPTOUS 12,623,794
Apr 2, 2024GrantedMulti-component Satellite NetworkUSPTOUS 11,945,605

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Marman Ring Attachment MechanismJun 2, 2026 · US 12,643,689Granted
Attachment Systems For Augmenting SatellitesMay 12, 2026 · US 12,623,794Granted
Multi-component Satellite NetworkApr 2, 2024 · US 11,945,605Granted
Attachment Systems For Augmenting SatellitesFeb 22, 2024 · Application 18035570Pending
Multi-component Multi-satellite NetworkAug 31, 2023 · Application 18143744Pending
Object Characteristic Determination Using Brightness MeasurementsApplication 19513193Pending
Deployable Satellite System for Dynamic Space Domain AwarenessApplication 63657200Pending
Object Characteristic Determination Using Brightness MeasurementsApplication 63536348Pending
Software-defined Network For Space Object Tracking Using In-space SensorsApplication 63688364Pending

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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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Data freshness

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