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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

CA

The UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), established in 1998 at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), is a premier microspace organization that builds low-cost microsatellites and nanosatellites. SFL focuses on developing novel technologies for small spacecraft and offers complete end-to-end mission capabilities, including launch arrangements via its Nanosatellite Launch Service (NLS) and a mission control center. They collaborate with business, government, and academic institutions and train the next generation of aerospace engineers.

academicFounded 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.utias-sfl.net
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Space Flight Laboratory established communication with three radio frequency geolocation smallsats developed for HawkEye 360.

CapabilityValue 3.7Jan 30, 2023Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirms successful deployment of HawkEye 360 Cluster 6 smallsats

The Cluster 6 mission brought to 18 the number of HawkEye 360 smallsats built by Space Flight Laboratory and now on orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Jan 30, 2023Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirms successful deployment of HawkEye 360 Cluster 6 smallsats

HawkEye 360 selected Space Flight Laboratory because formation flying by multiple satellites is important for successful RF geolocation.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.0Jan 30, 2023Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirms successful deployment of HawkEye 360 Cluster 6 smallsats

Clusters 2, 3, 4, and 5 of the HawkEye 360 constellation were built on Space Flight Laboratory’s 30 kg DEFIANT microsatellite bus.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jan 30, 2023Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirms successful deployment of HawkEye 360 Cluster 6 smallsats

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has been contracted to support development of Clusters 7 through 11 in the HawkEye 360 RF geolocation microsatellite constellation.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 15, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract for Development of HawkEye 360 RF Geolocation Microsatellites

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of nano-, micro-, and small satellites including high-performance, low-cost CubeSats for missions ranging from 3 to 500 kg.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 15, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract for Development of HawkEye 360 RF Geolocation Microsatellites

Over its 24-year history, Space Flight Laboratory has developed smallsats that have achieved more than 215 cumulative years of operation in orbit.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory will design, assemble, and integrate HawkEye 360’s Cluster 9.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

Space Flight Laboratory has third-party partnerships to mass produce satellites at another facility when high volume and/or rapid cadence is required.

RelationshipsGrowthValue 2.8Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory won a contract to support development of HawkEye 360 satellites that pinpoint the location of radio frequency signals.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Nov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

Space Flight Laboratory built HawkEye 360 Clusters 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 on its 30-kg DEFIANT microsatellite bus.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory developed HawkEye 360’s three-satellite Pathfinder cluster that launched in 2018.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.5Nov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of nano-, micro-, and small satellites, including high-performance, low-cost cubesats, covering mission sizes from 3 to 500 kg.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.5Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory has been contracted to support development of Clusters 7 through 11 in the HawkEye 360 radio frequency geolocation smallsat constellation.

RelationshipsValue 4.3Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory was selected for HawkEye 360 missions because formation flying by multiple satellites is important for successful RF geolocation.

RelationshipsCapabilityGeneralValue 3.6Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory developed the three-satellite Pathfinder Cluster on its 15-kg NEMO bus.

CapabilityValue 4.0Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

The SFL Flex Production program gives customers the option of contracting Space Flight Laboratory to completely develop the first satellite or satellite cluster in a smallsat constellation at SFL’s Toronto facility.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.3Nov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory will provide technical support for integration of HawkEye 360’s Clusters 7, 8, 10, and 11 at its manufacturing facility near Herndon, Virginia.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

The University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory is building three additional GHGSat spacecraft targeted for launch in the first half of 2023.

PlanGrowthCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 15, 2022GHGSat taps Spire to expand greenhouse gas monitoring constellation

HawkEye 360 has historically built its radio-frequency monitoring payloads while using satellite buses from the Space Flight Laboratory at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.5Jul 26, 2022HawkEye 360 opens satellite manufacturing facility in Virginia
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