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Utah State Space Dynamics Lab

Active EO & GEOINT Subsidiary HQ: North Logan, Utah Founded 1959

University-affiliated research center operated by Utah State University Research Foundation. Designs and builds space-based sensors and small satellite instruments for DoD, Missile Defense Agency, and NASA. One of the top university-affiliated space payload builders. Contracts flow through Utah State University Research Foundation.

63.9
ARI Composite
Very Low Risk
#19 of 40
Peer Rank
Defense cohort
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Total Launches
No flights tracked
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Estimated valuation
Not disclosed

FINANCIAL HEALTH

63.9
ARI composite · Very Low Risk
Peer rank#19 of 40
Peer groupDefense
Data coverage53%
Tracked gov contracts$628.7M across 43 awards
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SECTOR POSITION

Primary sectorEO & GEOINT
Rank within sector#19 of 40
Tracked peers40

REGISTRY DATA

Legal nameUtah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory
OwnershipSubsidiary
HeadquartersNorth Logan, Utah
CountryUS
Founded1959
ParentUtah State University
AliasesUtah State Space Dynamics Lab, UTAH STATE SPACE DYNAMICS LAB, Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory, Space Dynamics Laboratory, USU Space Dynamics Laboratory, SDL
Key programsDoD space sensors, Calibration and characterization payloads, Small satellite instruments, Missile Defense Agency sensors
Gov customersDoD, Air Force, Space Force, NASA, MDA
IPO statusN/A — university research lab

Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · Space Dynamics Laboratory / Utah State University Research Foundation About page — confirms DoD University Affiliated Research Center (UARC); 1,300+ staff; 420+ space missions delivered; USSF SAF/SQ

METHODOLOGY

Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.

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