LEOCAST SPACE LLC — National Aeronautics and Space Administration SBIR Phase I: TRANSITIONING PHYSICS-BASED THERMOSPHERIC DATA ASSIMILATION FOR NEXT-GENERATION LEO DRAG F
LEOCAST SPACE 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 $223,468. Cross-check similar awards in the same agency and technology tags for going-rate context.
- Tagged technology areas: Space & Satellite, Modeling & Simulation. Follow those hubs for open topics and peer winners in the same cluster.
Summary
Leocast Space LLC won NASA SBIR Phase I funding to improve predictions of atmospheric drag on satellites in low Earth orbit. The project adapts physics-based data assimilation methods to create better thermospheric models for more accurate forecasting.
- Amount
- $223,468
- 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
- CO
- Period
- 2026-09-30 → 2027-03-30
Technology domains
Description
SBIR PHASE I TRANSITIONING PHYSICS-BASED THERMOSPHERIC DATA ASSIMILATION FOR NEXT-GENERATION LEO DRAG FORECASTING