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Blue Canyon Technologies

Boulder, Colorado, United States · Space · Satellites & spacecraft / Platforms · Subsidiary · bluecanyontech.com

Blue Canyon Technologies builds satellite buses and spacecraft platforms, including 16U CubeSats for the PolSIR mission and a satellite bus designed for Golden Dome missions.

Space 100 · rank 77 · score 67 →AI Core · prospect · score 29Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Blue Canyon Technologies is a US smallsat-bus and component maker (an RTX/Raytheon subsidiary) making reaction wheels and star trackers with broad NASA and DoD flight heritage, the prime-owned bus shop. No dated 2026 events surfaced this pass (verified-light; a dedicated pass owed). Revenue is 100-500m class (entity-scoped).

Latest signals

  • Blue Canyon Technologies unveiled a new spacecraft subsystem.SpaceNews
  • Blue Canyon Technologies made FleXbus configurable around mission-specific spacecraft requirements.Payload
  • Blue Canyon Technologies launched the FleXbus spacecraft subsystem platform.Payload
  • MDA Space is buying Blue Canyon Technologies for $620 million.SpaceNews
  • Blue Canyon Technologies unveiled a satellite bus designed for Golden Dome missions.Payload

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Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]Revenue band · spacenews.com — 2026-08-26
  • Blue Canyon Technologies unveiled its latest spacecraft subsystem.Product launch · SpaceNews
  • Blue Canyon Technologies unveiled a new spacecraft subsystem.Product launch · spacenews.com — 2026-08-26
  • Two 16U cubesats built by Blue Canyon Technologies for the PolSIR mission are operating in separate 52-degree inclined orbits.Deployment · SpaceNews

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials6
Progress7
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower10
Leverage6

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Questions this page answers

What does Blue Canyon Technologies do?

Blue Canyon Technologies builds satellite buses and spacecraft platforms, including 16U CubeSats for the PolSIR mission and a satellite bus designed for Golden Dome missions. Blue Canyon Technologies is a US smallsat-bus and component maker (an RTX/Raytheon subsidiary) making reaction wheels and star trackers with broad NASA and DoD flight heritage, the prime-owned bus shop. No dated 2026 events surfaced this pass (verified-light; a dedicated pass owed). Revenue is 100-500m class (entity-scoped).

Where does Blue Canyon Technologies rank in space?

Blue Canyon Technologies ranks 77 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 67 out of 100, in Platforms (Satellites & spacecraft). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Blue Canyon Technologies's peers in Platforms?

Airbus Defence & Space (rank 8), Thales Alenia Space (rank 12), Muon Space (rank 20), K2 Space (rank 22), Millennium Space Systems (rank 23), The Exploration Company (rank 26).

Where is Blue Canyon Technologies based and when was it founded?

Blue Canyon Technologies is based in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Stage: Subsidiary.

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