# Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · LEO satellite · Alaska

> BEAD project CM61-BEAD-AK-156 in Alaska: $23.6M award, 15,743 planned locations, LEO Satellite. Award holder: Space Exploration Technologies Corp..

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Alaska broadband project CM61-BEAD-AK-156 (CM61-BEAD-AK-156) is a broadband project record in Alaska. Recorded technology: LEO Satellite. Reported award: $23.6M. Linked award holder: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.. (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)

## Facts

- **Official project code:** CM61-BEAD-AK-156 (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)
- **Project state or territory:** Alaska (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)
- **Reported award:** $23.6M, Sep 5, 2026 (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)
- **Planned service locations:** 15,743, Sep 5, 2026 (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)
- **Recorded deployment technologies:** LEO Satellite (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)
- **Project award status:** Not reported (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)
- **Planned start:** May 21, 2026 (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)
- **Planned completion:** May 20, 2030 (NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026)

## Questions this page answers

### Who holds BEAD award CM61-BEAD-AK-156 in Alaska?

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $23.6M for a LEO satellite service to 15,743 locations, not signed as of Nov 12, 2026.

### Is the Space Exploration Technologies LEO satellite service signed?

Not yet. No signed agreement is linked to it as of Nov 12, 2026. The award is in NTIA federal reporting as of Sep 5, 2026.

### What work does this service need?

The record lists leo satellite for 15,743 locations. No public record names the contractors yet.

### When will this service start invoicing?

No public source dates it. The agreement is not signed yet, as of Nov 12, 2026. The record plans the build from May 21, 2026 to May 20, 2030.

## Related records

- [Alaska BEAD market](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/bead/states/alaska): Project location
- [LEO Satellite BEAD projects](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/bead/technology/leo-satellite): Recorded deployment technology
- [Space Exploration Technologies Corp.](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/companies/space-exploration-technologies-corp-co_42542dd45a6405d353a2): Linked award holder

## What this record does not show

- An award is a research signal. The award holder decides its own bids and subcontracts. Confirm project status and vendor needs with them.
- The approval stage is inherited from a state-program milestone; individual project execution is not independently confirmed by that milestone.

## Sources

- [NTIA federal reporting](https://www.ntia.gov/funding-programs/high-speed-internet-programs/broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-bead-program) · as of Sep 5, 2026 · record program79:AK:CM61-BEAD-AK-156

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · LEO satellite · Alaska", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/bead/projects/alaska-broadband-project-cm61-bead-ak-156-pr_fb1ef9ef20fd18919cea, materially updated Sep 17, 2026.