Supplier · United States
Malin Space Science Systems
HQ San Diego, CaliforniaFounded 199051-200 employeesUpdated
San Diego space-camera company established in 1990.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: assistance | Direct: contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | — | $4.5M | $4.5M |
| FY2025 | — | $1.6M | $1.6M |
| FY2024 | — | −$312K | −$312K |
| FY2023 | — | $2.4M | $2.4M |
| FY2022 | — | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| FY2021 | — | $242K | $242K |
| FY2020 | — | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| FY2019 | — | $2.7M | $2.7M |
| FY2018 | $900K | $4.1M | $5.0M |
| FY2017 | $3.0M | $7.7M | $10.7M |
| FY2016 | $100K | $290K | $390K |
| FY2015 | — | $765K | $765K |
| FY2009 | — | $62K | $62K |
| FY2008 | — | $61K | $61K |
Direct is the company's own reviewed UEIs. Reported by USAspending is subsidiaries as reported by USAspending: recipients that name this company as their parent, not yet reviewed ownership.
Directly matched recipients (up to 12)
UEIs matched to this organization, largest obligations first. Subsidiary recipients are not included in this list; their attributed obligations can appear in the company totals above.
- MALIN SPACE SCIENCE SYSTEMS, INC · YLWZEQLLNJU4 · $30.6M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Malin Space Science Systems only for the period a subsidiary reported Malin Space Science Systems as its parent; reviewed links follow their reviewed dates. Net of de-obligations; these are obligations, not ceilings. They come from the whole USAspending baseline (every recipient size, contracts and assistance) and are a separate view from the curated contract totals on this page. FY2026 and later are partial, as on Markets.
Systems1
- ECAMStandard modular space-camera platform for missions with flexible requirements and constrained budgets or schedules.
Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Supplier | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs space cameras and instruments for government and commercial aerospace missions and planetary science, with no defense or security use stated. | Reported |
- Supplierclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs space cameras and instruments for government and commercial aerospace missions and planetary science, with no defense or security use stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Supply Chain1 facility
Facilities1
| Facility | Kind | Location | Status | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malin Space Science Systems San Diego headquarters | Headquarters | San Diego, CA, United States | Operating | Confirmed |
- Malin Space Science Systems San Diego headquartersHeadquarters · San Diego, CA, United StatesOperatingConfirmed
People1
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Ravine | Advanced Projects Manager |
Sources5
Profile3
- 1
Crunchbase · Supports Organization · legal name
“malin space science systems”
- 2
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
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Systems1
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Supports Facility, Organization, System
“Copyright 2026 Malin Space Science Systems, San Diego, Ca | All Rights Reserved. [](http://www.msss.com/)”
People1
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Supports Role
“Michael Ravine, Advanced Projects Manager Mike Ravine during focus testing of the Phoenix Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) flight unit. | | Education: Employment: | | Spaceflig”
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