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ORBITAL MICRO SYSTEMS, INC.

Boulder, CO · Defense · Private

A pan-spectral radiative transfer and algorithm development system (SPECTRUM) integrating multiple radiative transfer models and retrieval algorithms from UV to radio frequencies.

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Sector
Defense
Headquarters
Boulder, CO
Total capital
$29.1M
Federal grants
$7M
9 awards · 2019–2026
Rank in peer group#52 of 161
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$22.1M
16 awards · General Services A, Defense, NASA
Rank in Defense#247 of 1442
Granted patents
0
2 pending

Capital timeline

20192020202120222023202420252026FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $29.1M$1.8M$5M$2.5M$3M$3M$2.7M
2019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $29.1M$5M$3M$3M$2.7M

Latest events

  • Federal contractCommerce · To Acquire Commercial, Near-real-time Microwave Sounder Level 1B, Level 1C Radiance Observation Data From One Or More On-orbit Low Earth Orbit Satellites.$2.7M
  • Federal contractNASA · Phase II SBIR$1.3M
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Phase II SBIR$1.3M
  • Federal contractDefense · Research And Development$140K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Research And Development$140K
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR I Multi-beam Passive Microwave Radiometer Design Using Multi-path Cross Correlation Radiometry$150K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · SBIR I Multi-beam Passive Microwave Radiometer Design Using Multi-path Cross Correlation Radiometry$150K
Show 17 earlier federal awards
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SBIR Phase II$978K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$978K
  • Federal contractDefense · SF242-D029 - Space Based Environmental Monitoring (sbem): This Phase II Effort Is Focused On Maturing The Underlying Hardware Components Of The Gems-pearl Instruments To Achieve TRL6 Via Environmental Qualification Of The Hardware Prototypes.$3M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · SF242-D029 - Space Based Environmental Monitoring (sbem): This Phase II Effort Is Focused On Maturing The Underlying Hardware Components Of The Gems-pearl Instruments To Achieve TRL6 Via Environmental Qualification Of The Hardware Prototypes.$3M
  • Federal contractNASA · The Purpose Of The Atmosphere Observing System-sky Submillimeter Wave Radiometer Phase A Study Contract Is To Provide Insight Into Potential Instrument Concepts That Will Support Aos-sky Mission Implementation.$2.5M
  • Federal contractNASA · The Purpose Of This Contract Is A Phase A Definition Study For The Sounder For Microwave-based Applications Instruments, The Next Generation Low-earth Orbit Microwave Sounders.$5M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SPECTRUM: a wide SPECTrum Radiative transfer Unified Model and algorithm development system$140K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$240K
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Global Environmental Monitoring System - Passive and Exchangeable Advanced Radiometer for Low earth orbit (GEMS-PEARL)$275K
  • Federal contractNASA · Ot Aos Radiometer Study$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Commercial Weather Data Pilot Program - Validation Program For Gems Satellite$1.8M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$950K
  • Federal contractDefense · Weatherrecord$1.6M
  • Federal contractDefense · The Objective Is To Develop Practical State-dependent Background Error Covariance Models, Which Are Essential In Any Variational 3D-4D Data Assimilation Process, But Including Cloud And Precipitation State Variables Along With Thermodynamic State.$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Innovative Defense-related Dual-purpose Technologies/solutions$50K
  • Federal contractGeneral Services A · Commercial Weather Data Pilot Program$1.8M
  • Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Commercial Solutions for Weather Forecasting$50K

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Standing among 161 peers

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Defense · Software

  • Federal grants#52 · top 32%

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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 · 0 granted of 2
  • PendingWeather Predictor And Prediction MethodUSPTOApplication 18611459
  • PendingWeather Predictor And Prediction MethodUSPTOApplication PCTUS2024020765

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Regulatory activity · Defense

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Sources

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