Federal spending under NAICS 517410 was led by the Defense Information Systems Agency, with $629.70 million across 2,636 actions, followed by the Department of the Air Force at $384.92 million. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. was the top vendor by obligated dollars, while Inmarsat Government, Inc. recorded the highest action count among the leading vendors.
NAICS Industry
NAICS 517410 Federal Contract Obligations (Last Year)
Analysis of NAICS 517410 satellite telecommunications contracting in the last full year, covering 4,089 award actions and $1.35 billion obligated.
All figures reflect the last full year and use obligated dollars from FPDS records for NAICS 517410.
NAICS Code
517410
Industry
SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Total Obligated
1.35 billion
1,347,973,810.32
Award Actions
4,089
Average Action Value
329,658.54
About NAICS 517410 federal contract activity
During the last full year, NAICS 517410 SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS accounted for 1.35 billion in obligations across 4,089 awards, with an average award value of 329,658.54. The activity level indicates a high-volume procurement market with a mix of many smaller actions and a smaller set of larger awards driving most obligated dollars.
Agency demand and leading federal buyers
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) was the dominant buyer, responsible for 629.70 million across 2,636 awards, or nearly half of total obligations. DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE and U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) followed at 384.92 million and 111.71 million, respectively, while the DEPT OF THE NAVY and NASA contributed smaller but still material shares of spending.
Vendor concentration and leading contractors
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. led vendors with 379.91 million across 81 awards, making it the largest dollar recipient in the set. INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC., DRS GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC., LITE COMS LLC, and IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC also captured substantial obligations, reflecting a vendor base that spans satellite service providers and related communications integrators.
Annual contract trend over the analysis window
The annual trend shows 2025 as the full-year observation period, with 1.35 billion obligated across 4,089 awards. Because only one year is present in the analysis window, the trend establishes the current scale of activity but does not support year-over-year comparison within this dataset.
How to interpret this page
This summary is based on FPDS award records assigned to NAICS 517410 for the last full year. Obligations, award counts, and averages are taken from the provided analysis window and ranked by total obligated dollars for agencies and vendors; no additional filtering or extrapolation was applied.
Top Agencies
SELECT
agency_id,
agency_name,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID AS agency_id,
anyHeavy(content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__name) AS agency_name,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '517410'
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY agency_id
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Agency ID | Agency Name | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97AK | DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) | 629,697,571.74 | 629.70 million | 2,636 |
| 5700 | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE | 384,922,524.69 | 384.92 million | 179 |
| 97ZS | U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) | 111,713,850.76 | 111.71 million | 46 |
| 1700 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | 110,878,347.79 | 110.88 million | 76 |
| 8000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | 22,186,619.77 | 22.19 million | 29 |
| 2100 | DEPT OF THE ARMY | 15,848,754.75 | 15.85 million | 73 |
| 1330 | NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION | 8,911,532.65 | 8.91 million | 43 |
| 97F1 | DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY (DMA) | 7,854,127.11 | 7.85 million | 7 |
| 7008 | U.S. COAST GUARD | 7,665,688.92 | 7.67 million | 41 |
| 12C2 | FOREST SERVICE | 6,997,017.04 | 7.00 million | 212 |
Insight
Obligations in NAICS 517410 are highly concentrated: DISA accounts for 629.70 million of 1.35 billion total obligated, or roughly 47 percent, with 2,636 of 4,089 awards. The next largest obligators, the Department of the Air Force, USSOCOM, and the Department of the Navy, together add another 607.51 million, indicating that about 92 percent of obligations are concentrated among the top four agencies. Award activity is more distributed than dollars, with several smaller agencies placing modest-obligation awards alongside the dominant defense buyers.
Top Vendors
SELECT
vendor_name,
cage_code,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName AS vendor_name,
anyHeavy(content__award__vendor__vendorSiteDetails__entityIdentifiers__cageCode) AS cage_code,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '517410'
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName IS NOT NULL
AND content__award__vendor__vendorHeader__vendorName != ''
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY vendor_name
)
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 10| Vendor | CAGE Code | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. | 3BVL8 | 379,907,010.47 | 379.91 million | 81 |
| INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC. | 3CD60 | 139,988,378.93 | 139.99 million | 145 |
| DRS GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1KU75 | 134,212,751.62 | 134.21 million | 49 |
| LITE COMS LLC | 87EM1 | 84,795,392.67 | 84.80 million | 9 |
| IRIDIUM GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC | 1W0B3 | 80,084,507.80 | 80.08 million | 6 |
| VIASAT, INC. | 47358 | 79,304,620.68 | 79.30 million | 23 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES INTEGRATED SYSTEMS L.P. | 05395 | 41,676,966.00 | 41.68 million | 3 |
| IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLC | 54E51 | 36,996,672.72 | 37.00 million | 36 |
| SES SPACE & DEFENSE, INC. | 1VKQ6 | 36,004,475.91 | 36.00 million | 65 |
| ARTEL, LLC | 0N511 | 35,621,850.00 | 35.62 million | 10 |
Insight
For NAICS 517410 over the last full year, obligations total $1.35 billion across 4,089 awards, with a top-vendor mix that is moderately concentrated at the high end. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. leads with $379.91 million, or about 28% of total obligations, followed by INMARSAT GOVERNMENT, INC. at $139.99 million and DRS GLOBAL ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS, INC. at $134.21 million. The remaining top vendors are materially smaller, with obligations ranging from $35.62 million to $84.80 million, indicating a broad award base but a significant share captured by the largest provider.
Annual Trend
SELECT
year,
total_obligated,
award_count,
formatReadableQuantity(total_obligated) AS total_obligated_readable
FROM
(
SELECT
toYear(parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate)) AS year,
sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
count() AS award_count
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
contract_type = 1
AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode = '517410'
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) >= toStartOfYear(now()) - INTERVAL 1 YEAR
AND parseDateTimeBestEffortOrNull(content__award__relevantContractDates__signedDate) < toStartOfYear(now())
GROUP BY year
)
ORDER BY year DESC| Year | Total Obligated | Readable | Award Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,347,973,810.32 | 1.35 billion | 4,089 |
Insight
For the last full year, NAICS 517410 (Satellite Telecommunications) recorded $1.35 billion in obligated dollars across 4,089 awards, for an average award value of $329,658.54. The activity is entirely concentrated in 2025, so this window does not show a year-over-year trend; it reflects the full annual obligation profile for the period. The award volume suggests a relatively broad distribution of obligations across many awards rather than reliance on a small number of high-value actions.
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