ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: OPTICAL SENSOR FOR FIVE-CENTIMETER DISCOVERY AND ONE-CENTIMETER CUSTODY OF ORBITAL DEBRIS
ADVANCED NANOPHOTONICS, LLC — SBIR Phase I award from National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Phase I SBIR feasibility signal
- Phase I awards fund proof-of-concept work. For capture teams, they mark early interest from National Aeronautics and Space Administration in a technical approach.
- Watch for Phase II follow-ons from the same firm/topic family — that conversion path is where budgets and transition pressure rise.
- Obligated amount $224,920. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Sensors & Sensor Fusion, Space & Satellite. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Advanced Nanophotonics, LLC received a NASA SBIR Phase I award of about $225,000 to develop an optical sensor for detecting and tracking small pieces of space debris. The sensor aims to find debris as small as 5 cm and track it at 1 cm size for better space safety.
- Amount
- $224,920
- Agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- NAICS
- 541715 · RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
- Place of performance
- MD
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I OPTICAL SENSOR FOR FIVE-CENTIMETER DISCOVERY AND ONE-CENTIMETER CUSTODY OF ORBITAL DEBRIS