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Pennsylvania State University

Active Government HQ: University Park, Pennsylvania Founded 1855

Major research university with Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) — a DoD-funded UARC focused on submarine and acoustic systems. Space-adjacent work includes propulsion and materials R&D. High contract volume from ARL activities under Penn State's legal name.

57.6
ARI Composite
Low-Moderate Risk
#30 of 40
Peer Rank
Defense cohort
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Total Launches
No flights tracked
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Estimated valuation
Not disclosed

FINANCIAL HEALTH

57.6
ARI composite · Low-Moderate Risk
Peer rank#30 of 40
Peer groupDefense
Data coverage45%
Tracked gov contracts$1.41B across 160 awards
Full finance profile →

SECTOR POSITION

Rank within sector#30 of 40
Tracked peers40

REGISTRY DATA

Legal nameThe Pennsylvania State University
OwnershipGovernment
HeadquartersUniversity Park, Pennsylvania
CountryUS
Founded1855
AliasesPenn State, Pennsylvania State University, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Penn State University, PSU, Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Lab
SubsidiariesApplied Research Laboratory (ARL Penn State)
Key programsARL submarine acoustic research, Space propulsion research, DoD materials research
Gov customersNavy, DoD, NASA, NSF
IPO statusN/A — university

Source: space_company_registry.json · Operator homepage → · Penn State University official site — confirms land-grant research university hosting Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) under Naval Sea Systems Command sponsorship; space research via the Electro-Op

METHODOLOGY

Launch history and subsystem outcomes aggregate from AstraVeris's launch_events table with Wilson 95% lower bounds on success rates. ARI scores come from the 11-factor composite (/finance/methodology/). Constellation counts derive from the live CelesTrak/GCAT object catalog. Gov contracts from USAspending.gov awards; private deals from deduplicated pipeline deal extraction. Absence of a row means "not tracked" — we never fabricate. See /methodology/ for the full data model and /data-licensing/ for licensing terms.

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