Slingshot Aerospace Inc.

Slingshot Aerospace Inc., a for-profit space technology company headquartered in El Segundo, California, specializes in advanced space domain awareness, satellite tracking, predictive analytics, and mission operations technologies. The company has established itself as a key prime contractor for the federal government, with a strong track record of delivering sophisticated space situational awareness solutions and digital twin software platforms to defense and civilian agencies. Slingshot Aerospace holds expertise in optical tracking systems, on-orbit threat identification, space object monitoring, and advanced visualization environments designed to support national security space objectives.

Slingshot Aerospace has received substantial prime contract awards from multiple federal agencies, with a primary focus on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Other Transaction Agreements. The company's contract portfolio includes a $32.9 million Phase II SBIR award from the Space and Missile Systems Center for the Orbital Lab Training Tool and Advanced Visualization Environment Digital Twin Software, a $13.3 million definitive contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the Presentation Layer of the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS), and a $2.01 million Phase III SBIR award from the Space and Missile Systems Center for space domain awareness capabilities exploiting in-space sensors. Additional significant awards include a $2.5 million Other Transaction Agreement from the Air Force Research Laboratory for the STEREO HORUS system targeting a 100x improvement in agile satellite tracking, a $1.9 million Phase II SBIR contract for PNT-Sentinel data processing from proliferated low-Earth orbit satellites, and a $1.2 million Phase II SBIR contract for the MAGNUS program focused on space-fence-level detection capabilities. The Air Force Research Laboratory has been the primary funding source across multiple SBIR Phase I and Phase II awards totaling several million dollars, along with awards from the Naval Sea Systems Command, the Naval Observatory, and DARPA. The majority of Slingshot Aerospace's contracts carry total small business set-aside designations, reflecting its status as a small business prime contractor. The company has also performed as a subcontractor to The Boeing Company and L3Harris Technologies, Inc., providing engineering services and materials support on non-production efforts.

Slingshot Aerospace holds an Other Transaction Indefinite Delivery Vehicle (IDV) awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on March 31, 2023, with a potential ceiling value of $999,413.56 for the Predictive Reporting and Enhanced Constellation Objective Guide (PRECOG) program. Under this IDV, Slingshot Aerospace provides predictive reporting and enhanced constellation objective guidance capabilities to support DARPA's mission of advancing space situational awareness and satellite navigation networks through predictive analytics and optimized guidance systems. The PRECOG program represents a strategic partnership between Slingshot Aerospace and DARPA to develop cutting-edge technologies for enhanced space domain awareness and satellite constellation management. Subsequent task orders issued under this IDV vehicle have included a $1.25 million Other Transaction Agreement for the SLINGSHOT RAPTOR program and additional work supporting DARPA's broader space technology portfolio, demonstrating the company's sustained engagement in advanced research and development initiatives at the cutting edge of space technology.