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University or research institute. Country: US. Appears in GCAT, USAspending.gov.
Also recorded as: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Compiled Oct 8, 2026 from 3 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Space awards in our procurement watch
1 award, $250K obligated
Awarded Jun 11, 2026 to Jun 11, 2026; most from NASA (1 award)
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 Jun 11, 2026
Latest space award
$250K from NASA
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION TO DEVELOP THE MAIN ELECTRONICS BOX (MEB) CONCEPT AND DEFINE ELECTRICAL, THERMAL, MECHANICAL,...
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Jun 11, 2026
Satellites owned or operated
11 in orbit of 13 launched
Latest: PUNCH-NFI
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation codes SWRI, SWRIB. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Mar 12, 2025
Satellites built
4 payloads launched, 4 in orbit
Latest: PUNCH-NFI
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation codes SWRI, SWRIB. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Mar 12, 2025
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1 space award, $250K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Jun 11, 2026
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Owns 4 satellites it built (latest PUNCH-NFI)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Mar 12, 2025
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Built one of its satellites (latest Lucy)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Oct 16, 2021
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 8). SouthWest Research Institute: Organisation dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/organizations/southwest-research-institute
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "SouthWest Research Institute: Organisation dossier." Data as of October 8, 2026. Accessed October 8, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/organizations/southwest-research-institute.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_southwestresearchinstitute_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{SouthWest Research Institute}: Organisation dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/organizations/southwest-research-institute}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/organizations/southwest-research-institute},
urldate = {2026-10-08},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-08; each fact links its primary source}
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Surrey Satellite Technology US LLC
Built 8 of its satellites (latest CYGNSS FM05)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Dec 15, 2016