STRATTON PARK ENGINEERING CO., INC.

Boulder, CO · Aerospace · Private

Airborne cloud drop spectrometer instrument that measures drop size distribution and liquid water content using annular optical diffraction detection

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · specinc.com

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Boulder, CO
Total capital: $9.2M

Federal grants: $1.9M; 3 awards · 2021–2022; Rank in peer group#3 of 13
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $7.3M; 30 awards · NASA, Defense; Rank in Aerospace#277 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2024Federal contractNASA · FY24 SBIR Phase I- A Compact, Low-cost, Multi-angle, Multi-spectral Imager (cmas) For Airborne, Spaceborne And Surface-based Observations$150K
May 2022Federal contractNASA · EO14042 SBIR Phase II A Particle Phase Spectrometer For Cloud Microphysics Research$1.1M
Apr 2022Federal grantEnergy · Phase II · A Novel Instrument for Measuring Drop Size and Liquid Water Content$1.5M
May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · A Particle Phase Spectrometer for Cloud Microphysics Research$124K
Feb 2021Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · A Novel Instrument for Measuring Drop Size and Liquid Water Content$250K
Sep 2020Federal contractNASA · Micro Copp Instrument To Measure Ice Particles$56K
May 2019Federal contractNASA · Lease Of Micro-copp Equipment$58K

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Mar 2019Federal contractNASA · Ot; One Hvps Instrument And One Hermetic Canister With Aerodynamic Trailing Cone For HVPS-3$136K
Sep 2018Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Ice Microphysical Measurement Data And Flight Support Pr# 75-028M-18$111K
Jul 2018Federal contractNASA · Ot This Order Is For The First Year Of A Three Year Lease/purchase For The Micro-copp Probe System$57K
Jul 2017Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Flight Support Pr# 75-036M-17$98K
Mar 2017Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Spec Hermetic Canisters$32K
Aug 2016Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Diagnostic, Maintenance And Repair Of 2D-S Probes$4K
Oct 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf: 3 Month Lease Of A High Volume Precipitation SPECTROMETER-3 (HVPS-3) And Hermitic Pms Canister$30K
Aug 2015Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Spec Analysis Of Data From All Attrex And Attrex-cast Global Hawk Deployments$125K
Mar 2015Federal contractNASA · Hermetically Sealed Canisters For DC8$34K
Feb 2015Federal contractNASA · Hermetically Sealed Canister$16K
Dec 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Cloud Droplet And Ice Crystal Measurements For Attrex (1) Shipping All Necessary Instrument And Supporting Equipment To Armstrong Flight Research Center; (2) Providing Necessary Physical Support For Instrument Testing Required Prior To Installation Of The Instruments And Support Systems Onto The Aircraft; (3) Providing Necessary Physical Support For The One To Two Range Flights And Three Science Flights; (4) Collection, Processing, And Quality Control Of Cloud Droplet And Ice Crysta$109K
Sep 2014Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Upgrade 2DS Cloud Physic Instrument Power System$6K
Jun 2013Federal contractNASA · Funds For One SPEC2D-S (stereo) Optical Array Probe, And One Spec 2D-S Hermetically-sealed Probe Canister.$123K
Mar 2013Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf 2D-S Repair And Tip Upgrade$14K
Jan 2012Federal contractNASA · The Explosive Eruption Of A Volcano Under The Eyjafjallaj?kull Glacier In Iceland On 14 April 2010 Brought Air Travel In Europe And Across The Atlantic To A Standstill. Millions Of Passengers Were Stranded For Over A Week And The Shutdowns Cost The Airlines $200 Million Per Day. Jet Airliner Encounters With Volcanic Ash Plumes Have Resulted In 90 Known Incidents Of Damage To Engines And Airframes Over The Past 30 Years. Research Aircraft Measurements From The Mt. St. Helens Eruption In 1980 Show$125K
Aug 2011Federal contractNASA · High Volume Precipitation SPECTROMETER-3 (HVPS-3)$99K
May 2011Federal contractNASA · Instruments And Laboratory Equipment$78K
Sep 2010Federal contractNASA · Ice Crystal Measurements In Support Of Attrex$1.3M
Sep 2010Federal contractNASA · Onsite Cpi Support$5K
Dec 2009Federal contractNASA · In Phase II Spec Will Design, Fabricate And Flight Test A State-of-the-art Combined Cloud Particle Probe Called The Hawkeye. Hawkeye Is The Culmination Of Two Decades Of Innovative Instrument Development At Spec. The New Probe Will Measure The Size Distribution Of Cloud And Precipitation Particles, Provide High-resolution (2.3 Micron Pixel) Images Of Cloud Particles And Remove Artifacts From Ice Particle Shattering. This Will Be Accomplished By Eclectic Combination Of Technology Developed In Thr$749K
Sep 2009Federal contractDefense · 3V-CPI Data Package$1.1M
Jan 2009Federal contractNASA · Advanced Technology Cloud Particle Probe For UAS NASA Has Initiated A Program To Explore The Upper Troposphere/lower Stratosphere (ut/ls) Using The Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), Which Has A Payload Of Over 1500 Lb (680 Kg), Max Ceiling Of 65,000 Ft (20 Km) At A Cruising Speed Of 335 Kts And Mission Endurance Of Over 31 Hours. These Attributes Make The Global Hawk UAS Especially Valuable As A Tool For Investigating Subvisible Cirrus (svc) Clouds, Which Are Commonly Found In The Tropi$100K
Sep 2008Federal contractDefense · Phase I SBIR Topic N08-192$100K
Sep 2006Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III For A Cloud Paricle Imager System$148K
Dec 2004Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II Award$600K
Sep 2002Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase II Contract - In Situ LIDAR For Cloud & Aerosal Radiation Sciences$600K

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Aerospace · Instrument

Federal grants#3 · top 23%

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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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
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

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