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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

CA
commercialFounded 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Other SFL microspace satellites developed and launched in 2023 include an advanced maritime tracking microsatellite for the Norwegian Space Agency.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

Space Flight Laboratory achieved signal acquisition, solar array deployment, and successful initial satellite health tests for LEO 3.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

Space Flight Laboratory launched and deployed the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration microsatellite at 1:27 UTC on 2023-07-18.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

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

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

LEO 3 is the 13th successful deployment of an SFL-developed microspace mission in 2023.

Mentioned as: sflTechnical ProductJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

Space Flight Laboratory built the compact 30-kg LEO 3 spacecraft on its DEFIANT microsatellite bus for Telesat of Ottawa, Ontario.

Mentioned as: space flight laboratoryTechnical ProductJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

Other SFL microspace satellites developed and launched in 2023 include two communications CubeSats for a telecommunications company in Canada.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

Space Flight Laboratory and Telesat are testing the full LEO 3 satellite following initial commissioning steps.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

Other SFL microspace satellites developed and launched in 2023 include three greenhouse gas monitoring microsatellites for GHGSat Inc.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

Space Flight Laboratory has a 25-year track record of building high-performing satellites on time and within budget.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJul 19, 2023Space Flight Laboratory’s Telesat LEO 3 Microsatellite launches and deploys

LEO 2 was built by SFL in partnership with Maxar Technologies and was one of 19 satellites lost in the 2017 Russian Soyuz launch failure.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJul 18, 2023Rocket Lab launch enables Telesat to restart LEO demonstrations

Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 18, 2023Rocket Lab Deploys Satellites for NASA and Commercial Constellation Operators, Successfully Recovers Booster

LEO 3 was built by the University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory for Telesat and is the largest spacecraft on the 2023-07-17 launch.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 18, 2023Electron launches seven smallsats in latest step towards reusability

LEO 3 was built by the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) for Telesat.

Mentioned as: Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Technical ProductJul 18, 2023Rocket Lab launch enables Telesat to restart LEO demonstrations

Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns after decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: space flight laboratoryOrg RelationshipJul 17, 2023Rocket Lab Electron launches satellites for NASA, Space Flight Laboratory + Spire Global

Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite intended to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing following decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 16, 2023Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch Mix of NASA and Commercial Satellites, and Takes Next Step in Rocket Reusability Program

Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite to provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing following the decommissioning of Telesat’s Phase 1 LEO satellite.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 13, 2023Rocket Lab signs a multi-launch deployment deal plus the company’s next rideshare mission launch is scheduled for liftoff on July 17th

Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 25, 2023Rocket Lab to launch multiple satellites as part of an upcoming recovery mission

Space Flight Laboratory selected Rocket Lab to launch Telesat’s LEO 3 demonstration satellite.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 23, 2023Rocket Lab to Launch Seven Satellites as Part of Upcoming Electron Mission

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) completed the build of the Telesat LEO 3 demonstration smallsat.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductJun 22, 2023Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) completes the Telesat LEO 3 smallsat build
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