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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

CA
commercialFounded 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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NEMO-HD was built on Space Flight Laboratory’s NAUTILUS smallsat bus, which augments SFL’s NEMO bus used for numerous microspace missions.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductMar 1, 2021Space-SI Releases Their First Multi-Spectral Image From The SFL-Built NEMO-HD Smallsat

Space Flight Laboratory’s DEFIANT microsatellite bus is a larger platform variant that does not require a dispenser compared with the NEMO platform.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

NorSat-1, NorSat-2, and NorSat-3 were built on Space Flight Laboratory’s 15-kg NEMO microsatellite platform measuring 20x20x0.4 m.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

Space Flight Laboratory developed NorSat-3, which was expected to launch in 2021-04-01.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

Since 1998, Space Flight Laboratory’s on-orbit heritage includes 65 distinct missions across 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 ProductFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

Space Flight Laboratory is contracted to design and build the NorSat-TD spacecraft and perform integration and testing of all systems and payloads.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

The Norwegian Space Agency awarded Space Flight Laboratory of Canada a contract to develop the NorSat Technology Demonstrator microsatellite.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

NorSat-TD will be developed using Space Flight Laboratory’s 30x30x40-cm DEFIANT microsatellite bus with a mass of 35 kg due to additional planned payloads.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of nano-, micro-, and small satellites, including CubeSats, for missions ranging from 3 to 500 kg.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

Space Flight Laboratory built and integrated the AISSat-1 nanosatellite launched in 2010 to test reception of AIS signals in orbit.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

Space Flight Laboratory developed the operational NorSat-1 and NorSat-2 microsatellites launched in 2017.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 17, 2021Norway selects Space Flight Laboratory to develop technology Demonstrator microsatellite

SFL developed NorSat-3, which was expected to launch in 2021-04-01.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

SFL’s heritage dates from 1998 and includes 65 distinct missions related to Earth observation, atmospheric monitoring, ship tracking, communication, RF geolocation, technology demonstration, space astronomy, solar physics, and space plasma research.

Mentioned as: SFLTechnical ProductFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

SFL built and integrated AISSat-1, a nanosatellite launched in 2010 to determine if reception of AIS signals in orbit was feasible.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

SFL developed the operational NorSat-1 and NorSat-2 microsatellites that launched in 2017.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

Space Flight Laboratory contracted to design and build the NorSat-TD spacecraft and to perform integration and testing of all systems and payloads.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

SFL’s DEFIANT microsatellite bus measures 30 x 30 x 0.4 m, has a mass of 35 kg, and will be used to develop NorSat-TD due to additional payloads.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

SFL’s NEMO microsatellite platform has a mass of 15 kg and measures 20 x 20 x 0.4 m and was used for NorSat-1, NorSat-2, and NorSat-3.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 16, 2021Norway Enlists Canada’s Space Flight Laboatory to Develop Demonstrator Microsatellite

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of nano-, micro-, and small satellites for missions ranging from 3 to 500 kg, including high-performance, low-cost CubeSats.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralFeb 9, 2021Slovenia releases color image from nemo-hd microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory in collaboration with SPACE-SI

Space Flight Laboratory’s heritage dates from 1998 and includes 65 distinct on-orbit 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 ProductFeb 9, 2021Slovenia’s EO Microsatellite a Big First Step Towards National Space Program
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