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Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)

GB
commercialFounded 1985
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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The satellite bus and the radar antenna for the first MicroSAR satellite will be built in the UK by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and its subcontractor Oxford Space Systems (OSS).

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology LtdTechnical ProductAug 29, 2022Space Norway’s radar satellite system for real-time maritime surveillance

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) will deliver the MicroSAR satellite platform and be responsible for integration of the payloads on board.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology LtdTechnical ProductAug 29, 2022Space Norway’s radar satellite system for real-time maritime surveillance

SSTL will be responsible for building the MicroSAR radar antenna through its subcontractor Oxford Space Systems (OSS).

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductAug 26, 2022Space Norway to build radar satellite for real time maritime surveillance

SSTL has prior experience designing and operating small radar missions gained from the NovaSAR-1 spacecraft, which entered operations in 2018 and serves five major customers worldwide.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipAug 26, 2022Space Norway to build radar satellite for real time maritime surveillance

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) will deliver the MicroSAR satellite platform and be responsible for integration of the payloads on board.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology LtdTechnical ProductAug 26, 2022Space Norway to build radar satellite for real time maritime surveillance

General Atomics entered the smallsat industry through acquisitions of Miltec in 2016 and the U.S. subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. in 2017.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.Org RelationshipAug 6, 2022Italian satellite may fly NASA Earth science payload

The United Kingdom awarded three feasibility study contracts last year with a combined value of £1 million to consortia led by Astroscale, ClearSpace, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

Mentioned as: surrey satellite technology ltdTechnical ProductJul 20, 2022UK’s ‘Astra Carta’ movement sees space sustainability as chance to lead

Oxford Space Systems and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. completed construction of a deployable Wrapped Rib antenna for small synthetic aperture radar satellites.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.Technical ProductJul 19, 2022Oxford Space and SSTL unveil Wrapped Rib SAR antenna

The U.K. Space Agency funds companies like Oxford Space Systems and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. to deliver new space capabilities intended to help tackle challenges including disaster monitoring, urban planning, and transport management.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralJul 19, 2022Oxford Space and SSTL unveil Wrapped Rib SAR antenna

The mounted reference flat supplied for SSTL’s Nigerian Sat-2 had a diameter of 0.475 m and was cored with a large central hole.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralJul 11, 2022Optical Surfaces producing flat mirrors for satellite telescope performance verifications

Optical Surfaces Ltd. supplied a reference flat as part of the package for SSTL’s Nigerian Sat-2 very high resolution satellite system.

Mentioned as: SSTLOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2022Optical Surfaces producing flat mirrors for satellite telescope performance verifications

The mounted reference flat supplied for SSTL’s Nigerian Sat-2 required an accuracy of lambda/20 PV at 633 nm.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipJul 11, 2022Optical Surfaces producing flat mirrors for satellite telescope performance verifications

The U.K. government awarded three contracts with a combined value of about £1 million last year to consortia led by Astroscale, ClearSpace, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. for initial feasibility studies on active debris removal.

Mentioned as: surrey satellite technology ltdTechnical ProductJun 25, 2022U.K. government announces new space sustainability measures

Optical Surfaces Ltd. supplied a mounted reference flat for SSTL’s Nigerian Sat-2 satellite payload integration verification.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipJun 22, 2022Reference flat mirrors for satellite telescope performance verification

GISTDA will operate the THEOS-2 SmallSAT from Thailand with SSTL providing support for early operations.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralJun 21, 2022SSTL’s THEOS-2 SmallSAT Ships to GISTDA in Thailand

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) shipped the THEOS-2 SmallSAT, a 100 kg Earth observation satellite, to the Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) in Sri Racha, Thailand.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipJun 21, 2022SSTL Ships the THEOS-2 SmallSAT to GISTDA in Thailand

The GISTDA training and mentoring programme involved a total of 48 customer engineers and took place both at SSTL’s Guildford facility in the UK and in Thailand.

Mentioned as: SSTLOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2022SSTL Ships the THEOS-2 SmallSAT to GISTDA in Thailand

SSTL has been working with GISTDA to develop and qualify an in-country space supply chain in Thailand.

Mentioned as: SSTLOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2022SSTL’s THEOS-2 SmallSAT Ships to GISTDA in Thailand

SSTL has been working with GISTDA to develop and qualify an in‑country space supply chain for Thailand.

Mentioned as: SSTLOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2022SSTL Ships the THEOS-2 SmallSAT to GISTDA in Thailand

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) shipped the THEOS-2 SmallSAT to the Thai Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) in Sri Racha, Thailand.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology LtdOrg RelationshipJun 21, 2022SSTL’s THEOS-2 SmallSAT Ships to GISTDA in Thailand
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