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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

CA
commercialFounded 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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SFL developed NorSat-3 under contract to the Norwegian Space Agency with funding from the Norwegian Coastal Administration.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipApr 30, 2021Norwegian Space Agency announces launch of NorSat-3 maritime tracking microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

Space Flight Laboratory built the NorSat-1 and NorSat-2 maritime tracking smallsats that are currently on orbit.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

Space Flight Laboratory developed the 16.5 kg NorSat-3 smallsat on its Next Generation Earth Monitoring and Observation (NEMO) platform under contract to the Norwegian Space Agency.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of smallsats that cover mission masses from 3 to 500 kg.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

Since 1998, Space Flight Laboratory’s on-orbit heritage includes 69 satellites and distinct missions related to Earth observation, atmospheric monitoring, ship tracking, communication, RF geolocation, technology demonstration, space astronomy, solar physics, space plasma, and other scientific research.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

Space Flight Laboratory is developing the NorSat-TD (Technology Demonstrator) satellite that is slated for launch in 2022.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

Space Flight Laboratory-developed satellites have achieved more than 144 cumulative years of operation in orbit.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

Other Space Flight Laboratory-built satellites launched in the eight months prior to NorSat-3 included missions for Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, GHGSat Inc., HawkEye 360, Space-SI, and a Canadian-based telecommunications company.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralApr 29, 2021Space Flight Laboratory’s NorSat-3 Maritime Smallsat Launched — Commissioning Underway For The Norwegian Space Agency

DMSat-1 was the 16th Space Flight Laboratory-built satellite launched in a seven-month period.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

DMSat-1 is an atmospheric monitoring smallsat developed by Space Flight Laboratory for the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

DMSat-1 has a mass of 15 kg and was built on Space Flight Laboratory’s next generation Earth Monitoring and Observation (NEMO) platform.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

Space Flight Laboratory’s heritage dates from 1998 and includes 68 satellites and distinct missions across earth observation, atmospheric monitoring, ship tracking, communications, RF geolocation, technology demonstration, space astronomy, solar physics, space plasma, and other scientific research.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of nano-, micro-, and smallsats spanning mission masses from 3 to 500 kg, including high-performance, low-cost cubesats.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

The launch that carried DMSat-1 also included two communications satellites developed using Space Flight Laboratory technology.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

Space Flight Laboratory developed DMSat-1 under contract to the Dubai-based Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) in the United Arab Emirates.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryOrg RelationshipMar 29, 2021SFL-Built DMSat-1 Successfully Dispatched To Orbit For Dubai

DMSat-1 was built on Space Flight Laboratory’s Next-generation Earth Monitoring and Observation (NEMO) platform.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductMar 23, 2021Dubai Municipality announces launch of DMSat-1 Atmospheric Monitoring Microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory

Space Flight Laboratory provides satellite platforms and services for mission types ranging from 3 to 500 kg.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipMar 23, 2021Dubai Municipality announces launch of DMSat-1 Atmospheric Monitoring Microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory

Space Flight Laboratory developed DMSat-1 under contract to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre in the United Arab Emirates.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMar 23, 2021Dubai Municipality announces launch of DMSat-1 Atmospheric Monitoring Microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory

Since 1998, Space Flight Laboratory’s on-orbit heritage includes 68 satellites and distinct missions related to Earth observation, atmospheric monitoring, ship tracking, communication, RF geolocation, technology demonstration, space astronomy, solar physics, space plasma, and other scientific research.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductMar 23, 2021Dubai Municipality announces launch of DMSat-1 Atmospheric Monitoring Microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory

Space Flight Laboratory was selected to build DMSat-1 for its compact size and performance, including mission-critical attitude control and precise sensor pointing.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMar 23, 2021Dubai Municipality announces launch of DMSat-1 Atmospheric Monitoring Microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory
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