Polaris Intelligence
Polaris
Intelligence
AboutNational IntelligenceOrganizationsProductsMissionsSpacecraftConstellationsForecastsLatest Information
Explore
© Polaris Intelligence 2026Admin

UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

CA
commercialFounded 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Admin Edit

All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

The SFL Flex Production program gives customers the option to contract SFL to completely develop the first satellite or satellite cluster in a Microspace constellation at SFL's Toronto facility.

Mentioned as: SFLTechnical ProductNov 15, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract for Development of HawkEye 360 RF Geolocation Microsatellites

SFL is providing technical support for integration of Clusters 7, 8, 10, and 11 at HawkEye 360's new manufacturing facility in Virginia.

Mentioned as: sflNarrative GeneralNov 15, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract for Development of HawkEye 360 RF Geolocation Microsatellites

Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has been contracted to support development of Clusters 7 through 11 in the HawkEye 360 RF geolocation microsatellite constellation.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipNov 15, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract for Development of HawkEye 360 RF Geolocation Microsatellites

Space Flight Laboratory will design, assemble, and integrate HawkEye 360’s Cluster 9.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative PlanNov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

Space Flight Laboratory built HawkEye 360 Clusters 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 on its 30-kg DEFIANT microsatellite bus.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory has been contracted to support development of Clusters 7 through 11 in the HawkEye 360 radio frequency geolocation smallsat constellation.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory will provide technical support for integration of HawkEye 360’s Clusters 7, 8, 10, and 11 at its manufacturing facility near Herndon, Virginia.

Mentioned as: space flight laboratoryNarrative PlanNov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

Space Flight Laboratory won a contract to support development of HawkEye 360 satellites that pinpoint the location of radio frequency signals.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

Space Flight Laboratory developed the three-satellite Pathfinder Cluster on its 15-kg NEMO bus.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory was selected for HawkEye 360 missions because formation flying by multiple satellites is important for successful RF geolocation.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of nano-, micro-, and small satellites, including high-performance, low-cost cubesats, covering mission sizes from 3 to 500 kg.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory developed HawkEye 360’s three-satellite Pathfinder cluster that launched in 2018.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 14, 2022SFL offers flexible support for HawkEye 360 constellation

Over its 24-year history, Space Flight Laboratory has developed smallsats that have achieved more than 215 cumulative years of operation in orbit.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

Space Flight Laboratory has third-party partnerships to mass produce satellites at another facility when high volume and/or rapid cadence is required.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

The SFL Flex Production program gives customers the option of contracting Space Flight Laboratory to completely develop the first satellite or satellite cluster in a smallsat constellation at SFL’s Toronto facility.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductNov 14, 2022Space Flight Laboratory awarded HawkEye 360 contract for RF Geolocation smallsat builds

The University of Toronto’s Space Flight Laboratory is building three additional GHGSat spacecraft targeted for launch in the first half of 2023.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralSep 15, 2022GHGSat taps Spire to expand greenhouse gas monitoring constellation

HawkEye 360 has historically built its radio-frequency monitoring payloads while using satellite buses from the Space Flight Laboratory at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJul 26, 2022HawkEye 360 opens satellite manufacturing facility in Virginia

Space Flight Laboratory offers a suite of smallsat buses and services for missions ranging from 3 to 500 kg.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipJun 13, 2022Space Flight Laboratory deorbits the CanX-7 smallsat using drag sail technology

Space Flight Laboratory successfully deorbited the 3.5 kg CanX-7 nanosatellite using drag sail technology.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 13, 2022Space Flight Laboratory deorbits the CanX-7 smallsat using drag sail technology

Space Flight Laboratory designed the drag sails to decrease CanX-7’s ballistic coefficient and use atmospheric drag to accelerate orbital decay.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 13, 2022Space Flight Laboratory deorbits the CanX-7 smallsat using drag sail technology
Page8of15