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Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)

GB
commercialFounded 1985
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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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

Satellite Vu partnered with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. to build its satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.Org RelationshipJun 20, 2022Satellite Vu selects Orbit Logic planning software for thermal imaging constellation

NASA and ESA signed a memorandum of understanding regarding Lunar Pathfinder, a commercial lunar communications spacecraft being developed by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. with ESA as an anchor customer.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.Org RelationshipJun 15, 2022ESA and NASA to cooperate on Earth science and lunar mission

Satellite Vu partnered with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. to build its satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.Org RelationshipJun 6, 2022Collaboration between Satellite Vu + Landmark will provide climate change data to the UK land + property market sectors

SSTL has designed, built, launched, and operated 65 nano, micro, and mini-satellite missions.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralMay 11, 2022Geospatial World adds two more leaders to its Hall of Fame list

SSTL has delivered 34 GNSS payloads for the European Galileo constellation.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipMay 11, 2022Geospatial World adds two more leaders to its Hall of Fame list

ESA awarded study contracts in May 2021 to teams led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. and Telespazio to examine technical feasibility and business cases for the Moonlight program.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Org RelationshipApr 13, 2022ESA ends cooperation with Russia on lunar missions

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. signed a £22 million contract with Defence Equipment and Support on behalf of Space Command for the Carbonite+ spacecraft.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative FinancialApr 4, 2022A Millions££ Contract Received By SSTL For Their Carbonite+ ISR Satellite

The Project TYCHE contract provides sustained employment at SSTL with as many as 100 employees directly contributing to project delivery.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralApr 4, 2022A Millions££ Contract Received By SSTL For Their Carbonite+ ISR Satellite

General Atomics acquired smallsat manufacturer Surrey Space Technology in 2017 to compete for Department of Defense contracts.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralMar 22, 2022On National Security | DoD’s internet-in-space a win for commercial space

Airbus wholly owns U.K.-based small satellite specialist SSTL, which was established in 1985.

Mentioned as: sstlTechnical ProductMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin plots U.K. satellite manufacturing base

Kongsberg Satellite Services is designing a ground network for lunar data relay satellites as part of a consortium led by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. under the European Space Agency Moonlight Initiative.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.Org RelationshipFeb 9, 2022KSAT to support NASA LunIR mission

Satellite Vu signed a contract with Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. to build the company’s first satellite.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralDec 17, 2021Satellite Vu Contracts SSTL To Build Their First Thermal Data Collecting Smallsat

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. won a contract from British Earth observation startup Satellite Vu to build the first satellite in a constellation designed to provide thermal infrared imaging for climate change applications.

Mentioned as: surrey satellite technology ltdTechnical ProductDec 17, 2021Satellite Vu orders first satellite from SSTL

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. is building the first of Satellite Vu’s seven planned satellites.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralDec 17, 2021Satellite Vu Contracts SSTL To Build Their First Thermal Data Collecting Smallsat

SSTL’s DarkCarb design is a 130-kilogram satellite equipped with a mid-wave infrared (MWIR) instrument capable of imagery with a resolution of 3.5 m.

Mentioned as: SSTLTechnical ProductDec 17, 2021Satellite Vu orders first satellite from SSTL

Satellite Vu elected to buy a satellite from an established manufacturer like SSTL rather than build one itself.

Mentioned as: SSTLOrg RelationshipDec 17, 2021Satellite Vu orders first satellite from SSTL

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has been selected to lead a UK Space Agency study to define the requirements for a mission to de-orbit two non-operational space debris targets.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralDec 10, 2021Surrey Satellite Technology To Lead A Consortium Of Leading UK Companies For UK Space Agency Space Debris DeOrbit Mission

SSTL provided the client 'target' satellite for Astroscale’s 2021 ELSA-d mission.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralDec 10, 2021Surrey Satellite Technology To Lead A Consortium Of Leading UK Companies For UK Space Agency Space Debris DeOrbit Mission

SSTL’s CERISE satellite was the first verified case of a collision between two manufactured objects in space when it was struck by a cataloged Ariane rocket debris object in 1996.

Mentioned as: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL)Narrative GeneralDec 10, 2021Surrey Satellite Technology To Lead A Consortium Of Leading UK Companies For UK Space Agency Space Debris DeOrbit Mission
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