STARA Technologies, Inc.

Aerospace · Acquired by Advanced Technology Systems Company (ATSC)

High-altitude precision guided parafoil system with satellite-based telemetry for controlled payload landing

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Updated Oct 23, 2026

Sector: Aerospace
Total capital: $91.6M

Federal grants: $123K; 1 award · 2015; Rank in peer group#41 of 187
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $91.5M; 19 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#47 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

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Latest events

Apr 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Primary Goal Of The Proposed Stara Innovation Is To Develop And Demonstrate A High Altitude Precision Guided Parafoil System That Will Enable NASA To Control The Final Landing Point Of The Sounding Rocket Payload, Thus Reducing System Offset, Recovery Time, And Recovery Cost. Current Recovery Methods Utilize Unguided Parachutes, Which Are Susceptible To Large Uncertainties In Recovery Locations Due To Unforeseen Variables. Using A Precision Guiding Parafoil System Deployed At H$798K
Aug 2015Federal contractDefense · Iso Container$29K
Jun 2015Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Precision Guided Parafoil System For Sounding Rocket Recovery$123K
Sep 2014Federal contractDefense · Auxiliarty Work Station$9K
May 2013Federal contractDefense · SBIR Contract Phase I$99K
Sep 2012Federal contractDefense · Field Service Representative (fsr)$15.8M
Jul 2012Federal contractDefense · Pgss Operator Support$14.6M

Show 13 earlier federal awards

Sep 2011Federal contractDefense · Field Service Representative$11.7M
May 2011Federal contractDefense · Stik System$592K
Oct 2010Federal contractDefense · SBIR Topic N102-117$80K
Sep 2010Federal contractDefense · Pgss Back-up Was System$22M
Feb 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Services$19M
Jan 2010Federal contractDefense · Research And Development Services. This Is A Phase II Contract Awarded Under The Army's Small Business Innovation And Research Program. This Particular Effort Will Further Develop The Rapid Initializion Personnel Navigation System That Was Developed Uner The Phase I Award.$729K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · Mosquito Tactical Resupply & Sensor Delivery System$45K
Mar 2009Federal contractDefense · R&d Low Cost Miniature Guided Parachute System For The Delivery Of Payloads From A UAV$2.5M
Jan 2009Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$120K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase II$1.4M
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · R&d Of Low Cost Guided Parachute System (for Less Than 150 Lbs)$732K
Dec 2007Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$119K
Sep 2004Federal contractDefense · 200412!001018!1700!WA30D !fleet & Industrial Supply CENTER!N0024404C0027 !a!n! !n! ! !20040928!20050923!023949006!023949006!023949006!N!STARA Technologies, Inc !1815 W 1ST Ave Ste 110 !mesa !AZ!85202!46000!013!04!MESA !maricopa !arizona !+000000303750!N!N!000000649894!AZ11!RDTE/OTHER Research & Development-basic Research !A1C!OTHER Aircraft Equipment !000 !* !334511!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !999$1.1M

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Standing among 187 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

Federal grants#41 · top 22%

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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

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

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

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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Data freshness

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