ORBITAL COMPOSITES, INC.
Composite antenna systems for satellites and space communications
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- San Jose, CA
- Total capital
- $11.3M
- Federal grants
- $4.2M
- 6 awards · 2022–2024
- Rank in peer group#97 of 155
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $7.1M
- 9 awards · Defense, NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#285 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 8
- 7 pending · first 2019
- Rank in peer group#25 of 155
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractDefense · Manufacturing Innovations In Extreme Temperature Carbon- And Ceramic-matrix Composites Tactical Funding Increase (tacfi)$1.6M
- Federal contractNASA · Ultra-high Temperature Continuous Fiber Additively Manufactured Composite Demonstration$99K
- Federal contractDefense · Orbital Composites - Commercial Solutions Opening Civil Works And Solution Brief CW-CSO-GSL-0010$325K
- Federal contractDefense · Additively Manufactured Carbon-carbon/silicon Carbide Reusable Thermal Protection System$70K
- Federal contractDefense · Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing For Rapid Prototyping And Demonstration Of Small UAS Designs$1.9M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Continuous Fiber Additive Manufacturing For Rapid Prototyping And Demonstration Of Small UAS Designs$1.9M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Additively Manufactured Carbon-carbon/silicon Carbide Reusable Thermal Protection System$70K
Show 8 earlier federal awards
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · 10x Faster and Lower Cost Manufacturing of Carbon/Carbon Composites for Hypersonics$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · 3D Printed, Low-cost, Radiation Hardened, Cubesats For Beyond-leo Optical Imaging Missions$1.2M
- Federal contractDefense · Octopuz Perpetual License As A Product$24K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Stealth Communication via 3D-Printed Quantum Field Antennas$75K
- Federal contractDefense · Low Cost, Versatile Robotic In Space Servicing Assembly And Manufacturing Platform For Service, Assembly And Manufacturing Of Antennas$1.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Orbital Debris Removal System (ODRS)$250K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Mobile, Robotic, Continuous-Fiber 3D Printing of Low-Cost Attritable Aircraft Systems$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Fast Vertical Takeoff And Landing X-wing Tailsitter$147K
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.
Standing among 155 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patents#25 · top 16%
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Founders and team
No founders are linked to this company yet.
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 8 granted of 15- PendingAdditive Manufacturing Techniques And Systems To Form Composite MaterialsUSPTOApplication 19224843
- GrantedAdditive Manufacturing Techniques And Systems To Form Composite MaterialsUSPTOUS 12,318,994
- GrantedElectrostatic Debris Removal SystemUSPTOUS 12,296,985
Show all 15 patent records
- Additive Manufacturing Techniques And Systems To Form Composite MaterialsSep 18, 2025 · Application 19224843Pending
- Additive Manufacturing Techniques And Systems To Form Composite MaterialsJun 3, 2025 · US 12,318,994Granted
- Electrostatic Debris Removal SystemMay 13, 2025 · US 12,296,985Granted
- Composite Thread Conditioning TechniquesFeb 20, 2025 · Application 18805435Pending
- Navigable Aeronautical And Nautical CraftSep 19, 2024 · Application 18121564Pending
- Cascaded Self-similar Robotic AssembliesMar 28, 2023 · US 11,613,019Granted
- Additive Manufacturing Technique For Thin-wall Pressure VesselsFeb 28, 2023 · US 11,592,136Granted
- Additive Manufacturing Techniques And Systems To Form Composite MaterialsApr 20, 2021 · US 10,981,373Granted
- Deployable, Conformal, Reflector AntennasFeb 9, 2021 · US 10,916,825Granted
- Deployable, Conformal, Reflector AntennasAug 4, 2020 · US 10,734,698Granted
- Additive Manufacturing Techniques And Systems To Form Composite MaterialsMay 7, 2020 · Application 16417606Pending
- Additive Manufacturing Techniques And Systems To Form Composite MaterialsMay 21, 2019 · US 10,293,591Granted
- Cascaded Self-similar Robotic AssembliesApplication PCTUS2018065875Pending
- Orbital Debris Removal SystemApplication 63340455Pending
- Composite Thread Conditioning TechniquesApplication 63532889Pending
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- D'Angelo Technologies, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $7M in contracts
- MICRO-PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $6.9M in contracts
Regulatory activity · Aerospace
- Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
- Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
- Special 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
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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