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KAYHAN SPACE CORP

Lafayette, CO · Founded 2019 · Aerospace · Private

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Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Lafayette, CO
Founded
2019
Latest Form D
$6.8M, Oct 2023
Total capital
$13.8M
Federal grants
$1.2M
5 awards · 2020–2024
Rank in peer group#29 of 44
Private capital raised
$11.2M
2 Form D · last Oct 2023
37 months since last filing
Federal contracts
$1.4M
7 awards · Defense, NASA, Commerce
Rank in Aerospace#529 of 1335
Granted patents
2
6 pending · first 2025
Rank in peer group#4 of 44

Capital timeline

20202021202220232024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $13.8M$150K$749K$200K$250K$159K$504K1st Form D$4.4M2nd Form D$6.8M
20202021202220232024FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $13.8M$749K$200K$250K$504K1st Form D$4.4M2nd Form D$6.8M

Latest events

  • Federal contractCommerce · This Requirement Is For High Definition Ephemeris Data And Safety Of Flight Information Needed To Ensure The Protection Of The Four Noaa Owned And Operated, On-orbit Geostationary Satellites (goes 13, 14, 16, 17, And 18), And One Subsequent Follow-on$504K
  • Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Autonomous Gnc Solution With Optical Geo Object Tracking$149K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · FY24 SBIR Phase I- Autonomous Gnc Solution With Optical Geo Object Tracking$149K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$6.8M
  • Federal contractNASA · P3 - Autonomous Onboard Risk Mitigation For Spacecraft Proximity Operations$159K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous Onboard Risk Mitigation for Spacecraft Proximity Operations$250K
  • Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase I A Novel Subset Simulation-based Technique For Calculating The Probability Of Collision$145K
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.4M
Show 6 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Adaptive Intelligent Systems For Robust And Autonomous Space Catalog Managment$200K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Accurate Space Object Prediction via Improved HASDM Input Parameter Calibration$749K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous Space Threat Avoidance and Course of Action (CoA) Generation System$50K
  • Federal contractDefense · Accurate Space Object Prediction Via Improved Atmospheric Drag Model$50K
  • Federal contractDefense · Space Domain Awareness And Prediction Via Space Predict Machine Learning Platform$150K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Kayhan Space Fully Scalable Cloud-based Astrodynamics Engine and Space Situational Awareness Platform$48K

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.

Federal first

21months

from KAYHAN SPACE CORP’s first federal award to its first private round.

First federal award · Mar 2020
Defense · $48K
First Form D · Dec 2021
$4.4M · 1st Form D
Awards before first raise
6 awards

An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.

Standing among 44 peers

Line = median

Aerospace · Software

  • Federal grantsBelow median
  • Granted patents#4 · top 9%
  • Linked publications#1 · top 2%

Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.

Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants
  • Siamak HesarResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 2 patents · $1M in grants as PI
  • Araz FeyziResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $48K in grants as PI
  • Chad AndersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Kane HsiehDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 2 granted of 8
Show all 8 patent records
  • Method For Distributing Authenticatable Satellite Data Between EntitiesApr 14, 2026 · US 12,603,776Granted
  • Automated Method for Mapping Atmospheric Density from Satellite DataFeb 26, 2026 · Application 18766332Pending
  • Automated Method For Satellite Conjunction Assessment And Collision AvoidanceFeb 12, 2026 · Application 19358944Pending
  • Automated Method For Satellite Conjunction Assessment And Collision AvoidanceNov 11, 2025 · US 12,470,287Granted
  • Method for Automated Orbital Conjunction Assessment and Orbital Collision AvoidanceApplication 63288932Pending
  • Automated Method For Mapping Atmospheric Density From Satellite DataApplication 63525497Pending
  • Approach For Space Data Sharing: Building A Distributed Space Object CatalogApplication 63522102Pending
  • Automated Method For Orbital Conjunction Assessment And Collision AvoidanceApplication 63305047Pending

Recent research by its founders

  • Geometric Solution to Probabilistic Admissible Region (PAR)20241 cites
  • Geometric Solution to Probabilistic Admissible Region Based Track Initialization20240 cites
  • A long-term neutral density database using commercial satellite data for atmospheric model calibration20230 cites

Related companies, and why

Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

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