Startup · United States
Opterus Research & Development
HQ LovelandFounded 201511-50 employeesUpdated
Opterus Research and Development is a fast-growing provider of critical spacecraft components and deployable spacecraft structures.
Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)
| Fiscal year | Direct: contracts |
|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | $1.0M |
| FY2025 | $12.0M |
| FY2024 | $1.2M |
| FY2023 | $3.4M |
| FY2022 | $3.5M |
| FY2021 | $1.2M |
| FY2020 | $2.7M |
| FY2019 | $1.5M |
| FY2018 | $247K |
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.
- OPTERUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, INC · ZJCXCAVCQMR3 · $26.8M
Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Opterus Research & Development only for the period a subsidiary reported Opterus Research & Development 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.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, launch and counterspace | Developer | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs and manufactures spacecraft components and deployable structures; no defense or government use is stated. | Reported |
- Developerclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Designs and manufactures spacecraft components and deployable structures; no defense or government use is stated.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources3
- 1CompanyOpterus R&D
Opterus Research & Development · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website
“Opterus Research and Development is a fast-growing provider of critical spacecraft components and deployable spacecraft structures. From conception through design, simulation, analysis, fabrication and testing – we do it all.”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "e8886fc3-537c-4d90-9923-2157194f636a"}”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city, Organization · ownership
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
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