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Millennium Space Systems

HQ El SegundoFounded 2001201-500 employees

Small-satellite builder developing medium Earth orbit missile warning and tracking satellites for the Space Force.

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Federal Prime Contracts$109M obligated · FY2019–FY2026

Obligated
$109M
FY2019–FY2026
Contract actions
118
14 awards
Peak year
FY2019
$30.6M
Top buyer
NASA
74% of obligations
Obligations by fiscal yearLast 5 full years avg $11.9MFaded: FY2026 so far; DoD publishes actions about 90 days late.
FY2019: $30.6M · 0 actionsFY2020: $15.0M · 0 actionsFY2021: $22.5M · 0 actionsFY2022: $15.1M · 0 actionsFY2023: $10.9M · 0 actionsFY2024: $7.4M · 0 actionsFY2025: $3.5M · 0 actionsFY2026 (to date): $4.1M · 0 actions
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Obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearObligatedActionsAwards
FY2026 (to date)$4.1M0—
FY2025$3.5M0—
FY2024$7.4M0—
FY2023$10.9M0—
FY2022$15.1M0—
FY2021$22.5M0—
FY2020$15.0M0—
FY2019$30.6M0—

What they sell (PSC)

  1. National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Basic Research$54.7M 50%
  2. Space R&D SVCS; Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip$25.5M 23%
  3. R&D- Defense Other: Other (Advanced Development)$16.4M 15%
  4. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Experimental Development$11.0M 10%
  5. National Defense R&D Services; Atomic Energy Defense Activities; Applied Research$673K 0.6%
  6. Space Vehicle Components$550K 0.5%
  7. National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense - Military; Basic Research$272K 0.2%
  8. Space Vehicles$100K 0.1%
  9. Space R&D Services; Space Flight, Research and Supporting Activities; Experimental Development$4K 0.0%
  10. R&D- Space: Science/Applications (Applied Research/Exploratory Development)$0 0.0%

Where the work is done

  1. Ca$109M 100%
  2. Fl$1K 0.0%
  3. Al$500 0.0%

Largest awards10

  • IGF::OT::IGF the United States Air Force Space and Missiles System Center (Smc), Infrared Space Systems Directorate (Sbirs) Has Initiated Programs to Meet Operational System Technology Needs by Accelerating the Fielding of New Technologies and Evaluating Potential New Sources and Methods. These Programs Will Demonstrate New Capabilities in A Timely and Cost Effective Manner Via On-orbit Testing and Validation of Smc Technologies Using Hosted Payloads and Small Satellites. the Objective Is to Achieve Resilient Architectures While Dramatically Lowering the Cost and Schedule of Space Missions.NASA · USAspending ↗
    $54.7MDec 13, 2018
  • Mission Operations Support for Aquilla II SpacecraftNASA · USAspending ↗
    $25.5MSep 30, 2022
  • IGF::OT::IGF Thermal Imaging Technology ExperimentDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency · USAspending ↗
    $16.0MDec 21, 2018
  • $11.0MSep 10, 2021
  • Contract Award for Space Situational Awareness Pathfinder StudyU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $673KAug 20, 2020
  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Geospace Dynamics Constellation Spacecraft StudyNASA · USAspending ↗
    $550KApr 27, 2021
  • Dragracer Deorbit Tether Flight ExperimentDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency · USAspending ↗
    $430KOct 15, 2020
  • The Ussf Ssc Portfolio Architect Directorate Requires the Establishment of A Collaborative Working Group of Industry Representatives to Co-develop A Non-proprietary Combat Bus System Interface Specification (Sis).U.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $272KSep 30, 2021
  • Concept Development Minimum GuaranteeU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $100KApr 29, 2026
  • Conceptual Studies and Preliminary Research in the Ares of Offfensive Space Control, Defensive Space Control, Command and Control, and Space Domain AwarenessU.S. Air Force · USAspending ↗
    $4KMar 16, 2021

Signed obligations on federal prime contracts (award types A–D) from USAspending, FY2008 through Aug 14, 2026. Obligations are money the government committed, not company revenue, and include de-obligations. Subcontracts and grants are excluded. Matching is by registered UEI.

Sources3

  1. 1

    Breaking Defense · Oct 24, 2024 · Supports Organization

    “Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) today announced a $386 million award to Millennium Space Systems for six satellites to fill out the baseline configuration of its future missile warning constellation in medium Earth orbit (MEO)”
  2. 2

    Boeing · Sep 25, 2018 · Supports Organization · acquired on, Organization · parent

    “Boeing [NYSE: BA] completed the acquisition of Millennium Space Systems”
  3. 3

    Owler · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · linkedin url

    “employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 250 - 500)”

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