NEARSPACE LAUNCH INC.

Upland, IN · Aerospace · Private

Autonomous Black Box satellite subsystem with 24/7 two-way communication via Iridium/Globalstar and space weather particle detector for orbital tracking, deorbiting, and end-of-life servicing

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · nearspacelaunch.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Upland, IN
Total capital: $5.5M

Federal grants: $2.6M; 7 awards · 2019–2026; Rank in peer group#76 of 89
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $2.9M; 4 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#433 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2026Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Data Flow Integration For Strike And Osm: Resilient Space Weather Monitoring$110K
Mar 2025Federal contractDefense · Space Power And Energy Advanced Recon (spear)$1.9M
Aug 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Zero Waste 24/7 Autonomous Black Box Tracked Satellite ? The Recycled Constellation$250K
Jul 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Autonomous 24/7 EyeStar Black Box Commanding with µStamp Collision Avoidance Thruster (Black Box-MCAT)$250K
Aug 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Space-Weather CubeSat Array for 24/7 Prompt Global Coverage Experiment (SWAP-E)$750K
Aug 2021Federal contractNASA · Space-weather Cubesat Array For 24/7 Prompt Global Coverage Experiment (swap-e)$860K
Mar 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · (F2-13509)Multipoint ThinSats for Autonomy, Resilience, and Performance (MARP) to RAPSAT$750K

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Feb 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase I · EyeStar Rescue for Global RF 24/7 Sat-Link for Orbit to Landing & Isolated AF Personnel$50K
Aug 2020Federal contractNASA · Space-weather Cubesat Array For 24/7 Prompt Global Coverage Experiment (swap-e)$125K
Mar 2020Federal contractDefense · Multipoint Thinsats For Autonomy, Resilience, And Performance (marp)$43K
Mar 2019Federal grantDefense · Phase II · â€œBlack Boxâ€� RF Sat-Link for Mission Success, Risk Mitigation, and Space Debris$461K

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Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · System

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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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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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.