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Scout Space

HQ Reston, VirginiaFounded 2019Updated

Spacecraft sensors, onboard processing and mission-autonomy software.

StartupSpace, launch and counterspace
Website
Total raised
$11.1M
2 rounds
Last round
$10.9M
Stage undisclosed · Apr 29, 2026
Systems
3
Capabilities
1

Federal Obligations by Year (All USAspending, as Reported at the Time)

Scout Space federal obligations by fiscal year
Fiscal yearDirect: contracts
FY2026 (partial)$500
FY2025$4.9M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M

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.

Each action is credited by the ownership basis shown in its column. Reported-parent rows count for Scout Space only for the period a subsidiary reported Scout Space 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.

Funding2 rounds · $11.1M

Equity raised
$11.1M
Latest
$10.9MStage undisclosed · Apr 29, 2026
Cumulative raised$11.1M
Apr 21, 2021Apr 29, 2026
  • Undisclosed
    Confirmed
    $10.9M
    Apr 29, 2026
  • Convertible
    Confirmed
    $150K
    Apr 21, 2021

Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.

Systems3

  • Mission Autonomy SoftwareMission autonomy software for spacecraft and payload operations.
    —
  • OwlLong range space domain awareness sensor for LEO, GEO and lunar missions.
    —
  • SparrowLow‑SWAP close‑range optical system for RPO‑D missions in LEO.
    —

Newest unveiled first. Systems that belong to a government program link to the program page, where variants, costs and contracts are.

Capabilities1

  • Space, launch and counterspace
    Developer
    classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Spacecraft sensors, onboard processing and mission-autonomy software, with no defense 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

Every facility is also listed below
  • Reston headquarters
    Headquarters · Reston, Virginia, United States
    Operating
    Confirmed

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Sources10

Profile5

  1. 1
    CompanyOrbital Intelligence at Scale

    Scout Space · Supports Organization

    “software we developed in collaboration with the US Space Force”
  2. 2
    CompanyScout Space

    Scout Space · Supports Organization · name

    “Scout Space”
  3. 3
    DatabaseScout Space - Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations

    CB Insights · Supports Organization · country, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city

    “Scout Space was formerly known as 8th continent. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Reston, Virginia.”
  4. 4
    CompanyOur Companies

    Decisive Point · Supports Organization

    “Scout Space is changing the way space operations can be done”
  5. 5
    DatabaseScout Space - 2026 Company Profile & Team - Tracxn

    Tracxn · Supports Organization · founded year

    “Scout Space is a series A company based in Reston (United States), founded in 2019 by”

Systems1

  1. 6
    CompanySolutions | Scout

    Scout Space · Supports System

    “Our sensors include: Owl -- Long range space domain awareness *(LEO/GEO & Lunar)*”

Funding2

  1. 7
    Regulatory filingSCOUT Space Inc. - SEC Form D (0001861219-26-000006)

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · May 11, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount

    “Total Amount Sold $ 10,946,661 USD”
  2. 8
    Regulatory filingSCOUT INC. - SEC Form D (0001861219-21-000001)

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · May 14, 2021 · Supports Funding round · amount, Organization · ownership

    “Total Amount Sold $ 150,000 USD”

Supply chain2

  1. 9
    Government recordhttps://api.usaspending.gov/api/v2/recipient/6f66432e-4495-ac58-c4ec-6f198fb5107d-C/?year=all

    Supports Facility · street address

    “2002 EDMUND HALLEY DR”
  2. 10
    Government recordhttps://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/locations/onelineaddress?address=2002+Edmund+Halley+Dr%2C+Reston%2C+VA&benchmark=Public_AR_Current&format=json

    Supports Facility · coordinates

    “Census address-range match: 2002 EDMUND HALLEY DR, RESTON, VA, 20191; longitude -77.361571423652; latitude 38.95100771254.”

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