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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Satellite telecom · Hawthorne, CA

Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, CAUpdated

Department of the Air Force signed a $135M contract with Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on Nov 14, 2025 for satellite telecom in Hawthorne, California. The work is planned to end May 2027.

Obligated
$135M ($135,000,000)
Planned end
May 15, 2027 (2027-05-15)

Who's on this contract

Named in the award record. The prime decides its own subcontracts.

Schedule

Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.

  1. in 7 mo

    Planned endPlanned

  2. Today

    Latest snapshot

    Last material change Oct 22, 2026.

  3. 11 mo ago

    Work startsPlanned

  4. 11 mo ago

    Contract signed

    Department of the Air Force signed this delivery order with Space Exploration Technologies Corp..

    Event date: · First observed: Not reported

Record quality

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Summary
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Contract record

USAS USAspending.gov (FPDS)

Contract

Prime contractor
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.Prime contractor · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008USAspending.gov recipient profile of the primeAs of Nov 25, 2025
Obligated so far
$135,000,000Obligated so far · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
Agency
Department of DefenseAgency · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
Buying office
Department of the Air ForceBuying office · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
Contract type
Delivery orderContract type · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
Award ID (PIID)
FA254126FB008Award ID (PIID) · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008

Work

Work
Satellite telecomWork · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
Industry (NAICS)
517410 Satellite telecommunicationsIndustry (NAICS) · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
Product or service (PSC)
DG10 It and telecom - network as a serviceProduct or service (PSC) · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008

Dates

Signed
2025-11-14Signed · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Work starts
2025-11-16Work starts · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
Planned end
2027-05-15Planned end · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008Planned date — not evidence that work occurred.

Place of performance

City
HawthorneCity · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
County
Los AngelesCounty · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
State
CaliforniaState · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008
ZIP code
90250ZIP code · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008

What the contract is for

Sbs005513- starshield service support

What the contract is for · USAspending.gov (FPDS)USAspending.gov award record (FPDS data, US government, public domain)As of Nov 25, 2025 · Record: FA254126FB008

Sources, method and limits

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  1. USAS
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Limitations and interpretation

  • A contract award is not an open bid. The prime contractor decides its own subcontracts, and some may already be let.
  • The amount is what the agency has obligated so far, as USAspending.gov reports it. Options and later modifications can change it.
  • The place of performance is as the contracting officer entered it in FPDS. For some awards it is the contracting office, not the work site.
  • Defense contracts appear about 90 days after signature, so the newest Defense awards are not here yet.
  • Source: USAspending.gov, from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). US government data, public domain.

Cite or correct this record

Kapwork Grow, “Space Exploration Technologies Corp. · Satellite telecom · Hawthorne, CA”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/federal/space-exploration-technologies-corp-hawthorne-ca-fa_71ff702ed478, materially updated Oct 22, 2026.

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