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University or research institute. Country: US. Appears in GCAT, USAspending.gov.
Also recorded as: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Compiled Oct 16, 2026 from 3 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space awards in our procurement watch
33 awards, $139.8M obligated
Awarded May 29, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026; most from NASA (33 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 Sep 30, 2026
Latest space award
$113K from NASA
IMPROVING GLOBAL TERRESTRIAL HYDROLOGY SIMULATIONS THROUGH BIAS CORRECTION AND DATA ASSIMILATION IN THE RAPID2 MODEL (52-233482)
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Sep 30, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
0 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: Lunar Trailblazer
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code CIT. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Feb 27, 2025
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
33 space awards, $139.8M obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Sep 30, 2026
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Built one of its satellites (latest Lunar Trailblazer)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Feb 27, 2025
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 16). California Institute of Technology: Organisation dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/organizations/california-institute-of-technology
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "California Institute of Technology: Organisation dossier." Data as of October 16, 2026. Accessed October 16, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/organizations/california-institute-of-technology.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_californiainstituteoftechnology_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{California Institute of Technology}: Organisation dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/organizations/california-institute-of-technology}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/organizations/california-institute-of-technology},
urldate = {2026-10-16},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-16; each fact links its primary source}
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