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TENDEG LLC

Aerospace · Private

Ka-band deployable mesh antenna system for CubeSats

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Updated · tendeg.com

Sector
Aerospace
Total capital
$9M
Federal grants
$1.6M
3 awards · 2016–2017
Rank in peer group#32 of 91
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$7.3M
17 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#275 of 1335
Granted patents
9
8 pending · first 2016
Rank in peer group#9 of 91

Capital timeline

201520172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $9M$1.1M$1.1M$750K$750K$1.1M
201520172019202120232025FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $9M$1.1M$1.1M$1.1M

Latest events

  • Federal contractDefense · Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (shield) Initial Order.$500
  • Federal contractNASA · High Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Parabolic Antenna For Microsats.$300K
  • Federal contractNASA · This Purchase Order Is For The Study On Implementation Of The Wideband Feed In A Deployable Antenna For Space Applications As Per Attached Quote 08122021...DELIVERY Date: 5-6 Months Aro.$250K
  • Federal contractNASA · The National Academies Decadal Strategy And NASA Have Identified Critical Earth Observations Including Surface Deformation And Change And Clouds, Convection And Precipitation. These Observations Are Well Suited To Synthetic Aperture RADAR Instruments. The Missions Span Operating Frequencies From L To Ka Band. Precision Mesh Reflectors Are Uniquely Suited To Provide Large Frequency Bandwidth While Maintaining Small Packaging Forms With Low Mass. Tendeg Proposes To Create A Cylindrical Parabolic R$1.1M
  • Federal contractNASA · The Proposed Innovations Are As Follows: 1) A Fully Redundant Electrical And Mechanical Motor/cable Deployment Assembly 2) A Redundant Motor/cable Deployment Assembly That Is Integrated And Deploys A Perimeter Truss For A Starshade 3) A Truss Strut Mechanism That Allows Petal And Truss Deployment And Provides A Stiff And Repeatable Support 4) A Truss Node Light Seal The Suppressess All Sun And Starlight Through A Truss Node With Articulatinig Truss Elements And Inner Disk And Petal Interfaces. T$750K
  • Federal contractDefense · Cubesat Fully Polarimetric Imaging Radiometer$284K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Subtopic Requests Advanced Deployable Parabolic Antennas With An Effective Aperture Of 4M2 That Operate At Frequencies Up To 36GHZ. Tendeg Will Produce A Flight Antenna Design To Meet A NASA Specific Science Mission. Various Feed Systems Will Be Explored Including A Beam Scanning Phased Array Feed Along With Multi-array Feeds. The Primary Goal Of This Phase I Program Will Be To Design And Develop The Primary Reflector Deployment Mechanism And Shape Forming Net. This Will Include Construction$125K
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  • Federal contractNASA · The Significance And Relevance Of The Proposed Innovation Is To Design And Develop A Novel Rib That Will Enable 2-6M Aperture Parabolic Reflectors And Antennas For Smallsats. The Rib Will Be Rollable And Allow 100: 1 Compaction Ratios. It Will Provide Deployment Authority And Deployed Structural Integrity Meeting Ka-band Precision Requirements. Higher Communication Data Rates, Longer Transmission Distances, Increased Sensor Capacity For Active RADAR And Radiometers Are All Directly Related To La$750K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Enabling Larger Deployable Ka-Band Antenna Apertures with Novel Rib$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf 1) A Fully Redundant Electrical And Mechanical Motor/cable Deployment Assembly 2) A Redundant Motor/cable Deployment Assembly That Is Integrated And Deploys A Perimeter Truss For A Starshade The Significance And Relevance Of The Proposed Innovations Is To Meet The Technical Challenges Of Deploying A Large Scale Perimeter Truss (10-30M Diameter) For A Starshade. The Stdt's "exo-s Final Report" Identified An Open Issue To "mature Perimeter Truss Technology Readiness." This Is Part Of $125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Phase II Program Would Develop And Prototype A High Frequency, High Performance Reflective Mesh That Is Well Suited To The Emerging Small Aperture Antenna Designs. The Program Will Build On The Testing Knowledge Of The Phase I Prototyped Mesh. 40 Opi Gold Mesh Will Be Prototyped And Integrated To A Cubesat Ka-band Reflector. Carbon Nanotube Yarn Will Also Be Knitted Into A 30 Opi Mesh And Tested On A Similar Antenna. The Phase II Program Will Move The Mesh To Trl 6. Th$750K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Solar Array for a Starshade Inner Disk$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This Phaseii Program Will Focus On Integrating Viable Solar Cell Blanket Assemblies Onto The Inner Disk Of A Starshade Needed For Potential Exoplanet Discovery Missions. The Phase II Will Design And Analyze Structural Interfaces, Harness Requirements, Harness Routing, Survival And Durability For Packaging, Launch And On-orbit Environmental Requirements. The Program Will Involve Numerous Hardware Demonstration Units And Testing And Culminate In A Full Scale Demonstration Unit With A$1.1M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Phase II Program Will Refine And Mature The Design Of The Optical Edge, Optical Shield And Snubber Assemblies Within A Starshade Petal. Prototypes Of Each Sub-assembly Will Be Built And Tested After A Rigorous Trade Study. The Final Sub-assembly Designs Will Be Built And Integrated To A Complete Petal Assembly That Utilizes Flight-like Materials And Fabrication Processes. The Full Petal Assembly Will Be Tested To Demonstrate Survival To Launch Packaging And Temperature$1.1M
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf This PH1 Program Will Focus On Integrating Viable Solar Cell Blanket Assemblies Onto The Inner Disk Of A Starshade. The Phase I Will Design And Analyze Structural Interfaces, Harness Requirements, Harness Routing, Survival And Durability For Packaging, Launch And On-orbit Environmental Requirements. The Program Will Involve Numerous Hardware Demonstration Units And Testing. The Inner Disk Of The Baseline Starshade Is Approximately 20 M In Diameter. This Large Surface Area Is An Ide$122K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Phase I Program Will Design And Develop An Optical Edge That Can Be Integrated To A Petal Structure And Meet The Precision, Ground Handling, Packaging, Launch And On-orbit Environmental Requirements. There Will Be An Emphasis On Optimizing The Integration Of A Micro-thin Metal Alloy To A Low Cte Composite Substrate. The PH1 Program Will Include Prototyping And Testing The Optical Edge Architecture. In Addition, Deployable Optical Close-outs At The Root Of The Petal Wil$122K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Goal Of This Phase I SBIR Program Is To Design And Develop A Segmented Optical Shield That Can Be Integrated To A Petal Structure And Meet The Precision, Ground Handling, Packaging, Launch And On-orbit Environmental Requirements. There Will Be An Emphasis On The Optical Shield To Petal Interface To Minimize Cte Effects. The Optical Shields Will Also Be Optimized To Support The Petals During Launch. The PH1 Program Will Involve Numerous Hardware Demonstration Units And Testing.$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf The Proposed Phase I Program Would Develop And Prototype A High Frequency, High Performance Reflective Mesh That Is Well Suited To The Emerging Small Aperture Antenna Designs. The Program Will Review Heritage Mesh Architectures And Trade Them Against New Designs. New Materials And Manufacturing Methods Will Be Evaluated With The Goal Of Making Low-cost Mesh For Cubesat Missions. The Mesh Samples Will Be Tested To Determine Their Mechanical Stiffness Properties. RF Test Samples Will$123K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · ROC-Rib Deployable Ka-Band Antenna for Nanosatellites$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf In These Days Of Tight Budgets And Limited Funding, NASA Is Constantly Looking For New Ways To Reduce Development Time And Costs Of Future Spacecraft. This Is The Driving Spirit Behind Nasa's Increasing Interest In The Cubesat Platform, And The Vision That Is Guiding Development And Demonstration Of Higher-risk Technologies That Can Eventually Lead To Low-cost Atmospheric Science From Cubesats. For Example, A Tantalizing Next-generation Cubesat System Would Combine A High-gain Deplo$125K

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Standing among 91 peers

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Aerospace · Satellite · Device

  • Federal grants#32 · top 35%
  • Granted patents#9 · top 10%
  • Linked publications#2 · top 2%

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What it has protected

USPTO · 9 granted of 17
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Recent research by its founders

  • Earth to Mars: Developing Requirements for an Earth Orbiting Perimeter Truss Reflector for the Mars Environment20250 cites
  • A 7 m × 1.5 m Aperture Parabolic Cylinder Deployable Mesh Reflector Antenna for Next-Generation Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar202322 cites
  • A Large Aperture Parabolic Cylinder Deployable Mesh Reflector Antenna for Next-Generation Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar20230 cites

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Sources

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