Nanoracks receives $496,200 NASA COAST demonstration contract
15 FOMONASA awarded Nanoracks a $496,200 contract for the Compact Ocean Altimeter and Scatterometer Technology demonstration. COAST is a payload demonstration on the Nanoracks External Laboratory platform and uses altimeters to measure sea-surface height. The project provides another example of Nanoracks' role in hosting and supporting external research payloads in orbit.
Why it matters
The award reinforces the commercial value of Nanoracks' external payload infrastructure for Earth-observation research. Hosted instruments can provide a practical route to orbital demonstrations without requiring customers to develop standalone spacecraft.
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NASA awards Nanoracks contract for Compact Ocean Altimeter and Scatterometer Technology demonstrationNASA awarded Nanoracks LLC a $496,200 contract for the Compact Ocean Altimeter and Scatterometer Technology (COAST) demonstration mission. The payload will use the Nanoracks External Laboratory platform and altimeters to measure sea-surface height. The contract runs from March 31, 2026 through December 30, 2027.
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NASA awarded Nanoracks a $496,200 contract for the Compact Ocean Altimeter and Scatterometer Technol