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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

CA
commercialFounded 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kepler Communications partnered with UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory and Sinclair Interplanetary to support its satellite manufacturing strategy.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight LaboratoryOrg RelationshipJan 11, 2026Kepler Communications high-speed optical data relay satellites successfully launched

Other organizations that planned to launch satellites in 2025 but did not include Kepler Communications and the University of Toronto Aerospace Team.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralDec 15, 202512 satellites launched in 2025 with Canadian payloads

GHGSat selected SFL Missions due to the reliable, precise attitude control and target tracking offered by SFL's satellite designs.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 13, 2025Next-generation GHGSat satellites to expand commercial greenhouse gas monitoring

SFL's satellite designs enable accurate sensor pointing, supporting the detection and measurement of emissions from sources as small as 25 square meters on the ground.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 13, 2025Next-generation GHGSat satellites to expand commercial greenhouse gas monitoring

GHGSat contracted Space Flight Laboratory for two additional satellites for its greenhouse gas monitoring constellation.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 12, 2025Latest News

All satellites built for GHGSat by SFL utilize the 15kg NEMO platform.

Mentioned as: SFLOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2025SFL Missions to build GHGSat-C18 and C-19 satellite

GHGSat ordered two satellites from Space Flight Laboratory last year.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2025Latest News

GHGSat has ordered two satellites from Space Flight Laboratory for its greenhouse gas monitoring constellation.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryOrg RelationshipNov 12, 2025Latest News

SFL Missions will have developed a total of eleven satellites for GHGSat.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 12, 2025SFL Missions to build GHGSat-C18 and C-19 satellite

GHGSat and Space Flight Laboratory have been longtime partners, with Space Flight Laboratory building 11 satellites for GHGSat over the past decade.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 12, 2025Latest News

GHGSat-C18 and GHGSat-C19 will be built on Space Flight Laboratory’s high-performance 15 kg NEMO satellite platform.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductNov 12, 2025Latest News

SFL Missions has been contracted by GHGSat to build two additional satellites for its greenhouse gas monitoring constellation.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 12, 2025SFL Missions to build GHGSat-C18 and C-19 satellite

SFL Missions Inc. was contracted to develop concept designs for the HAWCSat satellite.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralOct 23, 2025CSA awards $5.4M towards TICFIRE on HAWC mission

Autonomy algorithms developed by researchers at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) could improve cargo transport safety and efficiency on the moon.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralOct 23, 2025Researchers Developing Autonomous Lunar Transportation System

SFL Missions will develop the RADiation Impacts on Climate and Atmospheric Loss Satellite (RADICALS) mission led by the University of Alberta.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralOct 14, 2025SFL Missions to build RADICALS science satellite for team led by the University of Alberta

The satellite for the RADICALS mission will use the SFL DEFIANT bus.

Mentioned as: SFLTechnical ProductOct 14, 2025SFL Missions to build RADICALS science satellite for team led by the University of Alberta

SFL Missions' compact and cost-effective attitude determination systems and formation-flying technology set benchmarks for performance and affordability in the microspace sector.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralSep 23, 2025SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion

Clients have the option to return to SFL for new designs or technology updates as part of the Flex Production program.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralSep 23, 2025SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion

SFL Missions is supplying upgraded bus-level systems to support HawkEye 360's payload, enabling concurrent data collection and downlink.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipSep 23, 2025SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion

The Flex Production program allows clients to initiate development at SFL's Toronto facility and transition to mass production at their own or third-party sites.

Mentioned as: SFLTechnical ProductSep 23, 2025SFL Missions to Deliver Spacecraft Buses for HawkEye 360 RF Signal Detection Expansion
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