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Space Exploration Technologies LEO satellite service: 26 locations in Washington. $39K award.

Not signed as of Nov 3, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026Sources: NTIA federal reporting

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. holds a $39K BEAD award for a LEO satellite service to 26 locations in Washington. NTIA federal reporting carries it as of Sep 5, 2026. No signed agreement is linked to it as of Nov 3, 2026.

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Awarded to Space Exploration Technologies: $39K; NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Planned locations: 26; NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Technology: LEO Satellite; NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Award status: Not reported; No signed agreement is linked to it as of Nov 3, 2026.

What this means for you

This LEO satellite award is service, not construction.

Space Exploration Technologies serves these 26 locations by satellite, so no construction crews are contracted for it.

Striped: planned build window, NTIA federal reporting
Mint dot: data as of Nov 3, 2026

Jan 1, 2026 · Planned start

The start date the record gives. No dated service record exists yet.

Not signed yet

No signed agreement linked as of Nov 3, 2026.

Jan 1, 2030 · Planned end

The record's planned completion. Certify what you have today so you're set up when this one lands.

The job in numbers

Holder: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Reported award: $39KNTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Planned locations: 26NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Technology: LEO SatelliteNTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Planned window: Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2030NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
Project code: CM61-BEAD-WA-26-96212-300NTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026
State: WashingtonNTIA federal reporting, as of Sep 5, 2026

What the public record lacks: the county and a signed agreement.

Numbers Kapwork worked out

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Award per location
$1,516
$39K ÷ 26 planned locations

How far along it is

Won. No signed agreement is linked to it as of Nov 3, 2026. Building needs its own dated record, and none exists yet.

Sep 5, 2026
In NTIA federal reporting (won)
Not yet
Subgrant agreement, as of Nov 3, 2026

Who's involved

Award holder: Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
State program: BEAD in Washington
Contractor named: Appears here the day a record names one

Where

Washington. The record carries no county for this award, so the county is open.

How to get on this job

This award hires no construction crews. Nothing public yet on how Space Exploration Technologies pays its suppliers.

A row appears here the day a source shows one, with that source beside it. Worked with Space Exploration Technologies? Tell us how they bring on subs and pay, and we'll add it with your source, named or not.

What this means for you

Two ways in.

Questions this page answers

Who holds BEAD award CM61-BEAD-WA-26-96212-300 in Washington?

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $39K for a LEO satellite service to 26 locations, not signed as of Nov 3, 2026.

Is the Space Exploration Technologies LEO satellite service signed?

Not yet. No signed agreement is linked to it as of Nov 3, 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 26 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 3, 2026. The record plans the build from Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 1, 2030.

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Sources, updates and data

NTIA federal reporting · read Nov 3, 2026

Where this comes from

NTIA federal reporting
As of Sep 5, 2026 · Record: program79:WA:CM61-BEAD-WA-26-96212-300

Updates

No dated updates yet.

What we don't know yet

The county; the record doesn't carry one.
The signed agreement; none linked as of Nov 3, 2026.
How Space Exploration Technologies pays its suppliers: no public source.

Limitations

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.

An award is not an open solicitation, revenue, cash received, or guaranteed contractor demand. A planned date alone does not establish construction or completion. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.

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Cite: Kapwork Grow, “Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · LEO satellite · Washington”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/bead/projects/washington-broadband-project-cm61-bead-wa-26-96212-300-pr_e1e9be1bd334e9dad7b1, materially updated Sep 17, 2026.

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