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Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)

GB
commercialFounded 1985
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd and Oxford Space Systems are partnering to build and launch an Oxford Space Systems Wrapped Rib antenna mounted to an SSTL CarbSAR satellite.

Mentioned as: sstlTechnical ProductMay 11, 2023SSTL and Oxford Space Systems to Launch Wrapped Rib Antenna on CarbSAR In Orbit Demo Mission

Carbonite is a family of 100 kg-class small satellite platforms that SSTL has been building in Guildford since the early 1980s.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductMay 11, 2023SSTL and Oxford Space Systems to Launch Wrapped Rib Antenna on CarbSAR In Orbit Demo Mission

Carbonite is a 100 kg-class smallsat platform that SSTL has been building in Guildford, UK since the early 1980s.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductMay 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

Oxford Space Systems, SSTL, Airbus Defence and Space, the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF), and the UK Ministry of Defence jointly funded the Wrapped Rib antenna In Orbit Demonstration work.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductMay 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

SSTL developed missions including the Carbonite satellites, the NovaSAR S-band radar imaging satellite, and the RemoveDEBRIS space debris removal technology demonstrator.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductMay 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) and Oxford Space Systems (OSS) are partnering to build and launch an OSS Wrapped Rib antenna mounted to an SSTL CarbSAR satellite.

Mentioned as: sstlTechnical ProductMay 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

SSTL has built and launched 71 satellites for 20 international customers since 1981.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Technical ProductMay 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

SSTL’s CarbSAR delivers high-resolution X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery with SAR electronics embedded in the standard Carbonite platform avionics.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductMay 9, 2023SSTL + Oxford Space Systems to launch the CarbSAR in orbit demo mission to showcase wrapped rib antenna

SSTL satellites operate in LEO, MEO, GEO, and beyond.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductApr 17, 2023Surrey Building World-Leading Small Satellites for 40+ Years

SSTL operates 14 satellites from its spacecraft operations centre.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductApr 17, 2023Surrey Building World-Leading Small Satellites for 40+ Years

SSTL provides data fusion expertise for Earth observation (EO), automatic identification system (AIS), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), lunar communications, LEO communications, GNSS, and real-time video capture.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductApr 17, 2023Surrey Building World-Leading Small Satellites for 40+ Years

SSTL BIU spacecraft capabilities support high LEO orbit operations and up to 500 m/s delta-v.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductApr 17, 2023Surrey Building World-Leading Small Satellites for 40+ Years

Lunar Pathfinder, a spacecraft being built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. for the Moonlight program, will launch in 2026 as part of a CLPS mission awarded to Firefly Aerospace on 2023-03-14.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipMar 29, 2023Lockheed Martin subsidiary to offer commercial lunar communications and navigation services

Blue Ghost 2 will deliver the Lunar Pathfinder spacecraft, built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. for the European Space Agency, to lunar orbit to serve as a communications relay.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipMar 15, 2023Firefly wins second NASA CLPS mission

ESA will buy communications services and fly payloads on Lunar Pathfinder, a small communications satellite developed with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd., planned for launch in 2024.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipNov 22, 2022Europe looks to commercialize lunar exploration efforts

SSTL’s Lunar Pathfinder will serve as a telecommunications relay satellite for lunar missions with ESA as a core customer and NASA as a user in exchange for NASA delivering Lunar Pathfinder to lunar orbit through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

Mentioned as: SSTLOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2022NASA laser retroreflector array delivered to ESA for Lunar Pathfinder satellite navigation + Lunar Pathfinder info

Since 1981, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited has built and launched 71 satellites for international customers.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipSep 5, 2022SSTL opens a new office in Adelaide in support of the UK – Australian space partnership

Phil Brownnett, Managing Director of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, leads company efforts to bring expertise, technology, and know-how to Australia to support local companies in developing sovereign capability.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralSep 5, 2022SSTL opens a new office in Adelaide in support of the UK – Australian space partnership

On 2022-09-13, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited will open an office in Australia at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralSep 5, 2022SSTL opens a new office in Adelaide in support of the UK – Australian space partnership

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited designs and manufactures payloads, subsystems, and equipment in-house and has supported more than 20 countries in developing their space capabilities.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralSep 5, 2022SSTL opens a new office in Adelaide in support of the UK – Australian space partnership
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