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SBIR High (Space)
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
Insufficient trajectory data for sparkline (only FY24 available).
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $154.5M | $148.7M | $124.6M |
| Enacted | – | $148.7M | $39.4M |
| Request | – | – | $39.4M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $39.4M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $124.6M actually spent — $85.2M above the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — SBIR High (Space)
Note: The flyaway unit cost is not included on the P-40 exhibit because there are multiple P-5 Cost Analysis exhibits. The Space Based Infrared System's (SBIRS) primary mission is to provide initial warning of a ballistic missile attack on the United States (US), its deployed forces and its allies. SBIRS enhances detection and improves reporting of intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine launched ballistic missiles, and tactical ballistic missiles. SBIRS provides increased detection and tracking performance in order to meet requirements in the Operational Requirements Document (ORD). SBIRS will consist of satellites in Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) and in Highly Elliptical Earth Orbit (HEO) with an integrated, centralized ground station serving all SBIRS space elements, Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites and other program related support activities. The HEO payloads operate on a classified host. SBIRS GEO-5 and 6 satellites are derivatives of the GEO-3 and 4 satellites and are replacements for GEO-1 and 2. A four phased contract approach awarded non-recurring engineering and parts obsolescence using advanced procurement funds in Sep 2012, followed by award of long lead items in Feb 2013, full production in Jun 2014, and technical refresh in Jun 2015. The GEO-5 and 6 technical refresh contract modification modernizes the existing spacecraft bus design to improve commonality across United States Space Force (USSF) and Government satellite programs, and enable compatibility with multiple launch vehicles. The full production effort includes 2 satellites with persistent infrared missile and threat warning payloads, launch vehicle integration, launch and early orbit test, dual communication band modification (unified SBand), and contractor operations support through operational acceptance. The GEO-5 satellite launched on 18 May 2021. The GEO-6 Satellite successfully launched 4 Aug 2022 and was operationally accepted March 2023. For the GEO 5-6 block buy, the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes six years of incremental production funding and limits the incrementally funded contract obligation to 3,900M. The years of incremental funding are FY 2013-2018. Advance procurement was appropriated in FY 2011 and FY 2012. GEO 5-6 advance procurement and incremental funding are attributed to FY 2013 for the purposes of identifying full funding for procurement end items. Each year of appropriation FY 2013-2018 is in two parts, the incrementally funded contract amount and annual program support costs. The incrementally funded amount complies with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) cap. Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) High Elliptical Earth Orbit (HEO)-3 and 4 payloads are replenishments for HEO-1 and 2 payloads, which were delivered on the SBIRS Engineering Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) funded. The HEO-3 and 4 payloads are on-orbit and certified for Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) missile warning operations and certified for technical intelligence operations. HEO-1 and HEO-2 are in a storage/residual operational mode. Total GEO 3-4 3020/3021 funds are 2,794.947M. Total GEO 5-6 3020/3021/3022 funds are 3,368.048M. Total HEO 3-4 3020/3021 funds are 1,146.672M. Total S2E2 3080/3020/3021/3022 funds are 776.944M. SBIRS SURVIVABLE ENDURABLE EVOLUTION (S2E2): The S2E2 effort replaces the DSP only Mobile Ground System (MGS); S2E2 consists of the SBIRS Mobile Ground Terminal (SMGT) and Parabolic Dish Subsystem (PDSS) and is the critical situation monitoring element in the three national-level architectures: Integrated (ITW/AA) System, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Critical Nodes, and Nuclear Command and Control System (NCCS). U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) needs U.S. Space Command's global S/E TW/AA operational capabilities to meet President of the United States, Joint Staff, Combatant Commander, and Forward User requirements for continuous, persistent, and enduring TW/AA non-imaging infrared for Missile Warning (MW) and Nuclear Detection (NUDET) reporting across all phases of military operations. The program will deliver a minimum of 4 SMGTs that will have the modified capability in accordance with the U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) Survivable/Endurable Concept of Operations Concept of Operations (CONOPS), signed 19 November 2021, to include SBIRS Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) 5/6 processing and Tracking, Telemetry, and Command (TT&C), and the new protected and wide band Satellite Communication (SATCOM) capable terminals. Funding also provides Interim Contractor Support (ICS). The delivery of this effort enables the weapon system to process SBIRS GEO (1-6), and Global Positioning System (GPS) and NUDET data and missions while addressing long-standing obsolescence, supportability, and cyber-security concerns as well as improved capability to withstand a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) per MIL-STD-188-125-2. In addition, training software, and integration of the Universal Ground NUDET Terminal (UGNT) and the new protected and wide band SATCOM capable terminals are included. Finally, this effort includes all activities required to pivot the weapon system to meet the CONOPS change directed by USSPACECOM and signed on 28 June 2024. Additionally, S2E2 includes operations location setup, transportation of hardware to include, but not limited to, Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) enterprise activities which provide intra-and inter-program office support to support S2E2 operations. SBIRS MOBILE AND FIXED SITE COMMUNICATIONS/ELECTRONIC REPLACEMENT: This effort procures Defense Support Program (DSP) and SBIRS assets to maintain the ground system equipment. Fixed site examples include, but are not limited to, legacy receiver, antenna drive system, Spacecraft Simulator RF, Mission Control Station (MCS) display, Rapid Delog (instantaneous translation of computer data to a human-readable format), Sybase database obsolescence, communications and network routers, and switches and time server replacements. Mobile system examples include, but are not limited to, aging radio frequency communications equipment, aging antenna equipment, aging electrical equipment and cabling, and unsupportable data processing subsystem components. Funding also provides for Program Office and related support activities to include but not limited to, Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) enterprise activities which provides intra- and inter-program office support. Funding for this effort is program element 1203915F and 1203915SF. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 1203915SF
Justification
Justification — SBIR High (Space)
No FY 2026 funding.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $124.6M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $69.6M | $124.6M | $0 | $0 | $0 |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →