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Ball Aerospace
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Every fact below cites a numbered public record; the records are listed in full at the end.
https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/ball-aerospace
Facts
| Area | Fact | Figure | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government awards | Space federal awards | 57 awards, $2.88B obligatedAwards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 24, 2026. Awarded Nov 15, 1999 to Apr 29, 2026; most from NASA (54 awards) | Apr 29, 2026Latest award | [1] |
| Government awards | Latest space award | $100K from DoDCONCEPT DEVELOPMENT MINIMUM GUARANTEE | Apr 29, 2026Awarded | [2] |
| Satellites | Satellites built | 43 payloads launched, 17 in orbitLatest: WSF-M SV1 | Apr 11, 2024Latest launch | [3] |
Relationships in the record
| Kind | Party | Basis | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Customers | Department of Defense | 3 space awards, $535.0M obligated | Apr 29, 2026 | [2] |
| Customers | National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 54 space awards, $2.34B obligated | Apr 14, 2026 | [4] |
| Customers | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Owns 13 satellites it built (latest NOAA-20) | Nov 18, 2017 |
Sources
- USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space): https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/f414ac71-05ca-f93c-6efa-a79cbe0dcfcd-C/latest
- USAspending.gov award record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA881926FB015_9700_FA881926DB006_9700
- GCAT satellite catalogue: https://planet4589.org/space/gcat/
- USAspending.gov award record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_80GSFC26C0014_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
How to cite
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 20). Ball Aerospace: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/ball-aerospace