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University or research institute. Country: US. Appears in GCAT, USAspending.gov.
Also recorded as: AUBURN UNIVERSITY
Compiled Oct 15, 2026 from 3 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space awards in our procurement watch
2 awards, $498K obligated
Awarded Jul 31, 2026 to Aug 6, 2026; most from NASA (2 awards)
Counts awards our procurement watch admitted as space work (the space filter is published on the procurement page). Obligated dollars, not ceilings.
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Latest award Aug 6, 2026
Latest space award
$300K from NASA
CORRELATION OF PROCESS-INDUCED DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE IN LPBF
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Aug 6, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
3 in orbit of 4 launched
Latest: ASTRA-HyRAX
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code AUBU. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Apr 7, 2026
Satellites built
3 payloads launched, 2 in orbit
Latest: TRYAD 1
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code AUBU. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Nov 28, 2025
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
2 space awards, $498K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Aug 6, 2026
University of Alabama-Huntsville
Owns 2 satellites it built (latest TRYAD 1)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Nov 28, 2025
Built one of its satellites (latest ASTRA-HyRAX)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 15). Auburn University: Organisation dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/organizations/auburn-university
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Auburn University: Organisation dossier." Data as of October 15, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/organizations/auburn-university.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_auburnuniversity_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Auburn University}: Organisation dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/organizations/auburn-university}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/organizations/auburn-university},
urldate = {2026-10-15},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-15; each fact links its primary source}
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