SIGMA SPACE CORPORATION

Aerospace · Acquired by Hexagon AB (2016)

3D imaging lidar system for space applications with single-photon sensitivity, modular architecture, and extended range measurement capability

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Total capital: $176M

Federal grants: $205K; 2 awards · 2008–2015; Rank in peer group#35 of 187
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $176M; 94 awards · NASA, Defense, Interior; Rank in Aerospace#27 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Oct 2018Federal contractNASA · Optical Analysis$13K
Apr 2018Federal contractNASA · Optical Analysis Support$44K
Mar 2018Federal contractNASA · Custom Electronics Controller Card$150K
Mar 2018Federal contractCommerce · IG3IS Scientific Support Services$50K
Feb 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Pr 56-9614-18 Multispectral 3D Imaging LIDAR$350K
Dec 2017Federal contractCommerce · Work Performed At Vendor Site, Nonpersonal Services To Provide Ongoing, Observation Based On Information On The Relative Success On Ghg Management Efforts And Policy-relevant Scales For The Integrated, Global Greenhouse Gas Information System Not To Exceed (nte) $49,967.88$50K
Dec 2017Federal contractNASA · Fabrication Of Custom Electronics Boards.$52K

Show 86 earlier federal awards

Oct 2017Federal contractNASA · Micro Pulse LIDAR Systems$357K
Oct 2017Federal contractNASA · Optical Analysis Of Passive Speckle Suppression Concept Using A Lenslet Array And Pinhole Mask$72K
Aug 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igfluvoir 2017$40K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Optical Analysis$45K
Jun 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Custom Electronic Controller Card$59K
Mar 2017Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Non-personal Services To Provide Ongoing, Observation Based On Information On The Relative Success On Ghg Management Efforts And Policy-relevant Scales For The Integrated, Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (IG3IS)$99K
Sep 2016Federal contractNASA · Vendor Will Provide A Miniaturized Tophat Electro Spectrometer: Six (6) Center Electrodes, Center Electrode Isolators, Screen Clamps, And Inner And Outer Electrodes. Twenty-four (24) Standoffs.$18K
Sep 2016Federal contractNASA · Upgrade Micro Pulse LIDAR (mpl), 1 Each.$48K
Aug 2016Federal contractDefense · Opacity Monitoring$60K
Jun 2016Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Analog Card Upgrade$6K
Jun 2016Federal contractNASA · Delivery Of One (1) Cpl Data System.$144K
Apr 2016Federal contractNASA · One (1) First Flight Submarine Lid (vacuum Lid For Piper Instrument).$14K
Apr 2016Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf On-going, Observation-based Information On The Relative Success Of Ghg Management Efforts On Policy Relevant Scales.$148K
Jan 2016Federal contractNASA · Cloud-aerosol Multi-angle LIDAR (camal) Cabling Fabrication/verification&cloud Physics LIDAR (cpl) Software Migration To Linux.$60K
Oct 2015Federal contractDefense · Mini Micro Pulse LIDAR System$155K
Sep 2015Federal contractNASA · Micro Pulse LIDAR System With Polarization Control Package$270K
Aug 2015Federal contractNASA · Primary, Secondary, And Folding Mirrors For Piper Instrument. (2 Each)$9K
Jul 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Final Reduction Of Hst/stis Mapping Data And Archival Delivery: Eta Car$11K
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Next Generation Imaging for Space Application$125K
Apr 2015Federal contractCommerce · Mini Mpl -532 LIDAR System$85K
Feb 2015Federal contractNASA · Fabricate A New Adapter For An Existing Pmt Housing For Rasl Instrument.$3K
Feb 2015Federal contractDefense · Micro Pulse LIDAR System$135K
Jan 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::cl::igf International Global Greenhouse Gas Information System (igis) System Engineering Procedures For Noaa Report Corrected 10/15/15 By Noaasysadmin To Correct Pbs Acquisition From Yes Service Where Pba Is Used To No Service Wehre Pba Is Not Used For Compliance With Data Check Error 50$24K
Dec 2014Federal contractNASA · Acquisition Of Manufactured Spherical Sensors For A Science Experiment. The Spheres Are Mechanical Housings For Electronic Circuit Boards.$6K
Nov 2014Federal contractNASA · Boom Brackets, Hinges And Spring Latch.$8K
Nov 2014Federal contractNASA · Large And Small Boom Rec., Female And Male Meeter, Filler And Strip.$7K
Nov 2014Federal contractNASA · Manufactured Hinge Brace Assemblies For Science Experiment.$6K
Sep 2014Federal contractNASA · Qty Of 4: Micro Pulse LIDAR System And Polarization Control Package$540K
Sep 2014Federal contractNASA · Embedded Software Code And Peripherals Drivers For Camal Data System: Mcs Card And Cpu Code, Operating Code And Interface For Laser And Scanner, GPS Code And Interface; And Custom Ground Software And Interface For Camal Data System, Qty., 1 Each.$126K
Jul 2014Federal contractDefense · Detector Risk Mitigation For Near Range Plume Detection Using A Compact LIDAR$120K
Jun 2014Federal contractNASA · Acquisition Of Parts Manufactured Parts For A Prototype Instrument. Push Roller Side Plate 2 Ea Push Roller Shaft 1 Ea Wire Push Roller 4 Ea Backup Roller 2 Ea Wire Spool Side Plate 1 Ea Spool Stop Cam 1 Ea Spool Limit Switch Rotary Plate 1 Ea Wire Spool Shaft 1 Ea Spool Stop Block 1 Ea Cage Cross Linkage 1 Ea A-02 Long Foot 3 Ea A-02 Short Foot 1 Ea$7K
Jan 2014Federal contractNASA · Analog Card For MPL-4B System, Liquid Crystal Module For Polarization Switching, Mpl 4104 Realignment And Testing Amcs Firmware Upgrade And Emi Faraday Cage Installation For Mpl 4104, 1 Each. Receiver Fiber Replacement And Shipping Charges.$7K
Oct 2013Federal contractNASA · Micro Pulse LIDAR Type 4 Systems And Polarization Control Pacakages$270K
Sep 2013Federal contractEnvironmental Prot · MINIMPL-532: Mini Micro Pulse LIDAR System In Accordance With The Attached Quote.$141K
Sep 2013Federal contractNASA · Micro Pulse LIDAR System (2 Each) Polarization Control Package (2 Each)$270K
Sep 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Design, Analysis And Delivery Of Prototype Rhomb Prisms For The Exoplanet Visible Nulling Coronagraph (vnc) Achromatic Phase Shifters (aps).$85K
Sep 2013Federal contractDefense · Minimpl System - Lease$14K
Jun 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Funds To Repair And Upgrade Existing Micro Pulse LIDAR (mpl) Model 4B Used By The Mplnet Project.$9K
Dec 2012Federal contractInterior · LIDAR System Update$12K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Two Micro Pulse LIDAR Systems And Polarization Pkgs.$135K
Sep 2012Federal contractNASA · Micro Pulse LIDAR System-single Channel Photon Counting Detection, Control Electronics And Data Ystem Package. (1 Each) Polarization Control Package (1 Each)$135K
Mar 2012Federal contractNASA · Bevel Plates And Brackets: Cross Plate; Corner Brace, Left And Right; Drive Coupling Ring; Grid Flattener Flexure V2; Wing Plate, Left And Right; Wing; Wishbone.$22K
Feb 2012Federal contractNASA · Grid Flattener-v$6K
Jan 2012Federal contractNASA · Hinge Pins, Boom Position Potentiometer Bracket, Spring Hinge, Moving Hinge Half And 45&90 Hinge Half$7K
Sep 2011Federal contractNASA · Mpl Athermal Telescope Upgrade Kits(optical Transceivers)$54K
Feb 2011Federal contractNASA · Articulated Hinge$7K
Jan 2011Federal contractNASA · Manufacturing 9 Hinge Assemblies For And E-field Experiment.$7K
Jan 2011Federal contractNASA · Shaft Collars, Sphere Half 1 And 2 - Qty. 36 Each.$10K
Sep 2010Federal contractNASA · (athermal Telescope)$5K
Jul 2010Federal contractDefense · Polarization Package$8K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)$69K
Mar 2010Federal contractDefense · PUMP$3K
Mar 2010Federal contractNASA · The Contractor Shall Provide On-site Administrative, Operations, Programmatic, Technical And Science Support, Pursuant To Task Assignments Issued By The Contracting Officer. The Support Shall Include The Personnel, Facilities And Materials (unless Otherwise Provided By The Government) To Accomplish The Assigned Tasks. The Contractor Shall Support Administrative Efforts For Planning And Management Of Scientific Projects, Programming And System Support, Including Design, Development And Document$3.7M
Sep 2009Federal contractNASA · Under This Research Effort, The Contractor Proposes To Increase The Public's Understanding Of Global Climate Change And Deepen Its Appreciation Of The Contributions NASA Has Made To Our Understanding Of The Global System. This Effort Is In Partnership With The National Park Service (nps) And The U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service (fws) Interpreters And Education Specialists. The Effort Is To Build A Sustainable, Inter-agency Program That Furthers Shared Goals Of Engaging, Inspiring, And Educating $354K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Pump Replacement$3K
Sep 2009Federal contractNASA · Nra Contract For Geodetic Control Which Is Extremely Important In The Production And Quality Control Of Topographic Data Sets, Enabling Elevation Results References To An Absolute Vertical Dartum. In The Last Decade NASA Executed Two Spaclight Missions, The Shuttle RADAR Topography Mission (srtm) And The Ice, Cloud And Land Elevation Satellite (icesat) Which Provide Global Topographic Data Sets With Quanitifed Measurement Errors. The Propsed Work Will Directly Contribute To Focus On Improving $405K
Aug 2009Federal contractNASA · We Propose To Develop And Demonstrate An Receiver System Utilizing Our Novel Technique For Tracking And Compensating For Laser Wavelength Shifts In LIDAR Systems. During Phase 1, We Demonstrated That In Addition To Tracking And Correcting For Laser Frequency Drift, The System Is Able To Track And Correct For Etalon Frequency Drift (in Fact, Only This Relative Frequency Drift Can Be Tracked). Data Was Collected Before, During And After A Frequency Drift Over A Period Of Time Typical Of LIDAR Data$600K
Aug 2009Federal contractNASA · The Contractor Shall Support The Hydrospheric And Biospheric Sciences Laboratory (hms), Code 614 In The Following Areas: Science, Computing, Science Instrumentation, Administration, And Calibration And Validation. The Contractor Shall Provide All Necessary Resources, Including Personnel, Facilities, Equipment, And Materials, Unless Otherwise Provided By The Government, In Order To Met The Performance-based Work Requirements. Areas Of Support Under This Contract Include: - - Science Research:$140M
Jul 2009Federal contractNASA · Micro Pulse LIDAR System - 2 Ea., And Polarization Control Pkg - 1 Ea.$265K
Apr 2009Federal contractNASA · The Cloud-aerosol Transport System (cats) Project Is An On-going Effort To Develop And Demonstrate Simultaneous Cloud/aerosol And Wind Measurements From An Aircraft Platform. The Cats Project Is An End-to-end Instrument Build Of An Airborne LIDAR System, Culminating In Test Flights Of A Prototype Instrument Onboard A Research Aircraft. To Successfully Complete The Cats Program, We Require Support For Several Key Areas, Including But Not Limited To Development Of A Scanning Holographic Telescop$2.8M
Dec 2008Federal contractNASA · Engineering Support And Information System And Technology (is&t) Support For Asd, Code 660. Some Of The Areas Covered Under This Requirement Include: - Instrument Development - Astronomical Research From Space Observatories, - Astronomical Research From Ground-based Observatories, And Virtual Observatories - Mission/operations Studies - Science Data-analysis Management Facilities - Advanced Instrumentation And Data-analysis - Data Management - Education And Public Outreach.$3M
Sep 2008Federal contractNASA · Autonomous Data System For Air Borne LIDAR Applications. System Is Composed Of Four Components - Multichannel Scaler Card, Enclosure With Connectors, Interface Card For Fabry-perot And Electrical Distribution Subsystem.$61K
Sep 2008Federal contractNASA · Receiver Pressure Box Main Body, Receiver Box Lid Assembly, Structural Analysis For Receiver Box, Connectors/cable Assembly For Box.$89K
Aug 2008Federal contractNASA · Micro Pulse LIDAR Type 4 System - 1 Each, Mpl Data System - 2 Each, Four Channel Photon Counting Board - 2 Each.$169K
Jul 2008Federal contractNASA · Component Testing Of Laser System For Use In Spaceborne Platform,$93K
Jun 2008Federal contractNASA · Engineering Evaluation Of Detectors$73K
May 2008Federal contractNASA · Report For Laser Systems Architecture$88K
May 2008Federal grantAgriculture · Identification And Classification Of Invasive Insects Using Audible Signals$80K
May 2008Federal contractNASA · Ultra Compact Cloud Physics LIDAR For UAV Platforms$600K
May 2008Federal contractNASA · Installation, Testing, Training And Maintenance For The Project Risk Management And Exchange (primx) Software.$25K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · We Propose A Key Innovation To Improve Wavelength-sensitive LIDAR Measurements (such As Wind Velocity) Using Photon-counting Receivers. A Novel Binning Technique To Track The Wavelength Shifts Of The Outgoing Laser Pulses On A Per-shot Basis Before Accumulation In The Receiver Electronics Is Described. This Allows Creation Of A Narrow Histogram In The Backscattered Signal Accumulation Process While Using Less Expensive Less Stable Lasers Than Are Traditionally Required. This Technique Relaxes Th$100K
Jan 2008Federal contractNASA · Micro-pulse LIDAR Type System; Wavelength 532 Nm, 2500 Hz Prf, 18CM Beam Diameter, Single Channel Photon Counting Detection, Control Electronics And Data System Package.$129K
Nov 2007Federal contractNASA · Design And Fabrication Of LN100 Mount For Global Hawk$80K
Jul 2007Federal contractNASA · Bpa Call Thru Call #600$12K
May 2007Federal contractNASA · Fabrication Bpa Call$16K
Mar 2007Federal contractNASA · Universal Reconfigurable Translator Module Currently, Printed Circuit Boards (pcbs) Are Designed And Built To A Specific Standard Interface. These Pcbs Are Not Easily Re-usable With Other Standard Interfaces. Usually, A Unique One-time-use Adaptor Is Designed And Built Or The Pcb Is Re-designed And Built. Either Approach Costs Time And Money. A Solution To This Problem Would Be Important To The Interoperability Of Reconfigurable Computing Resources For Manned Exploration, As Well As Realize A$855K
Sep 2006Federal contractNASA · Suport Of The Gifts Instrument Protoflight Study And Recommendation Report$35K
Aug 2006Federal contractNASA · Support For The Twilite Project's Holographic Scanning Telescope$3.1M
Jun 2006Federal contractDefense · 200609!009754!1700!N00244!FLEET And Industrial Supply CENT!N0024406P1913 !a!n! !n! ! !20060629!20061228!047601294!047601294!047601294!N!SIGMA Research And ENGINEERING!4801 Forbes Blvd !lanham !MD!20706!45550!033!24!LANHAM !prince George S !maryland !+000000069949!N!N!000000000000!AD91!RDTE/OTHER Defense-basic Research !S1 !services !000 !not Discernable !541710!E! !9! ! ! ! ! !999$70K
May 2006Federal contractNASA · Laser Remote Sensing Engineering Support The Contractor Shall Provide Support In Various Laser Remote Sensing And Engineering Discipline Activities For 924, 920, 431, And 545 Projects And Proposals. These Projects May Be Lidars Or Subsystems Of Lidars That Are For Ground-based Use, Airborne Or For Space Or Flight Support Of Spacecraft. Support May Be Needed In The Areas Of Optical Remote Sensing Science, Laser Optical, Electro-optical, Electrical, Mechanical, Opto-mechanical, Thermal, Mechanica$3.3M
Apr 2006Federal contractNASA · Task Order To Provide Support To The Tropospheric Wind LIDAR Technology Experiment (twilite) Project$675K
Mar 2006Federal contractNASA · Reconfigurable Scalable Computer Project Support$74K
Jan 2006Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase I Award For Effort Entitled: Compact High Power Fiber Laser$70K
Oct 2005Federal contractNASA · Idiq Contract To Provide Information System And Technology Support For Science And Engineering Activities For Eud In Accordance With The Statement Of Work And Task Orders.$3.4M
Feb 2005Federal contractDefense$1.2M
Jul 2002Federal contractNASA · Laser Remote Sensing Support For Code 924$6M

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Federal grants#35 · top 19%

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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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
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