Private company

Stellar Exploration, Inc.

Logo: stellar-exploration.com²

Stellar Exploration, Inc. is an American space company based in San Luis Obispo, founded in 2001.¹ It was founded by Tomas Svitek.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded¹

Industryspace industry¹
HeadquartersSan Luis Obispo, United States¹
Websitewww.stellar-exploration.com

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The story

Founded by Tomas Svitek in 2001.¹

Leadership

Who has led Stellar Exploration, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderTomas Svitek¹
ChairTomas Svitek¹

Timeline

2001Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$364.0K 2020–2021

PPP loans $364.0K

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2021	$159.8K	$159.8K
2020	$204.1K	$204.1K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA³. Matched to this company by name and state.

Apr 30, 2020$204.1K PPP loan (first draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association³To STELLAR EXPLORATION, INC., San Luis Obispo CA; no forgiveness recorded
Jan 30, 2021$159.8K PPP loan (second draw) from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association³To STELLAR EXPLORATION INC., San Luis Obispo CA; no forgiveness recorded

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataStellar Exploration, Inc. on Wikidata
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Company websiteStellar Exploration, Inc. logo
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up