ORBITAL SIDEKICK INC
Hyperspectral imaging satellite constellation with real-time anomaly detection and analytics platform for infrastructure monitoring
- Sector
- Aerospace
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Total capital
- $16.8M
- Federal grants
- $75K
- 1 award · 2018
- Rank in peer group#41 of 181
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $16.7M
- 2 awards · Defense, NASA
- Rank in Aerospace#170 of 1335
- Granted patents
- 1
- first 2021
- Rank in peer group#32 of 181
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal contractNASA · Delivery Of Metadata For Archive, In Accordance With The Instructions Specified Rfp No. 80HQTR25R7003 Section 111.10 Offer Volume.$500
- Federal contractDefense · Innovative Defense-related Dual-purpose Technologies/solutions$16.7M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need$75K
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Standing among 181 peers
Line = medianAerospace · Satellite · System
- Federal grants#41 · top 23%
- Granted patents#32 · top 18%
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Daniel KatzResearcherExecutive OfficerLinked by 1 patent
- Christopher SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Donna SeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Eddy HoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jill SmithDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joseph PignatoDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Matthew ThomsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael TurnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nick StavropoulosDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sam DobbynDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tushar PrabhakarExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 1Related companies, and why
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- CAPELLA SPACE CORPSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $16.7M in contracts
- BAKER ENGINEERING, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Aerospace · $16.4M in contracts
- CMSOFT, INC.Similar federal contract value in Aerospace · $16.4M 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.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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