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UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

CA
commercialFounded 1998
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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

CanX-7 was a 10 x 10 x 0.34 m nanosatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory.

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

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductJun 1, 2022Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

Space Flight Laboratory developed attitude control technology for precise pointing of sensors aboard low-inertia platforms on orbit.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductJun 1, 2022Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

Space Flight Laboratory has developed 15 smallsats for HawkEye 360 of Herndon, Virginia.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 1, 2022Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

Over its 24-year history, Space Flight Laboratory has developed satellites that have achieved more than 191 cumulative years of operation in orbit.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 1, 2022Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

Six smallsats developed by Space Flight Laboratory were launched on the SpaceX Transporter-5 rideshare mission on 2022-05-25.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Technical ProductJun 1, 2022Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

In the past two years Space Flight Laboratory developed 16 communications CubeSats and three microsatellites designed for Earth observation, maritime tracking, and atmospheric monitoring.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 1, 2022Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

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

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralJun 1, 2022Six smallsats by Space Flight Laboratory were launched to orbit via the SpaceX Transporter-5 mission

All GHGSat high-resolution satellites developed by Space Flight Laboratory are built on the SFL 15-kilogram Next-generation Earth Monitoring and Observation (NEMO) microsatellite platform.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductMay 9, 2022Space Flight Laboratory And GHGSat’s Successful Tests Of Three New Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellites

Space Flight Laboratory performed successful vibration testing of the XALT launch adapter that will mount GHGSat-C3, C4, and C5 and their XPOD Delta deployer to a single 15-inch port on the launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2022Space Flight Laboratory And GHGSat’s Successful Tests Of Three New Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellites

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

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMay 9, 2022Space Flight Laboratory And GHGSat’s Successful Tests Of Three New Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Satellites

GHGSat contracted SFL to build the commercial satellites GHGSat-C1 and GHGSat-C2, which were launched in 2020 and 2021 respectively and are currently in orbit.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipMar 24, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract To Build Next Three GHGSat Monitoring Smallsats

All eight commercial GHGSat satellites (C1 through C8) have been or are being developed using SFL's 15-kilogram Next-generation Earth Monitoring and Observation (NEMO) smallsat platform.

Mentioned as: SFLTechnical ProductMar 24, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract To Build Next Three GHGSat Monitoring Smallsats

SFL completed successful testing of GHGSat-C3, GHGSat-C4, and GHGSat-C5, which were planned to launch in summer 2022.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMar 24, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract To Build Next Three GHGSat Monitoring Smallsats

SFL has been awarded contracts to build two smallsats for the NASA Astrophysics Pioneers program.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Narrative GeneralMar 24, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract To Build Next Three GHGSat Monitoring Smallsats

GHGSat first selected SFL in 2013 to develop the GHGSat-D demonstration satellite known as Claire to prove on-orbit stability and sensor pointing on a small satellite platform.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipMar 24, 2022Space Flight Laboratory Awarded Contract To Build Next Three GHGSat Monitoring Smallsats

Spaceflight signed multiple new customers for rideshare and launch services in 2021, including GeoJump, Portland State Aerospace Society, SPiN, Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, and Xona Space Systems.

Mentioned as: UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)Org RelationshipFeb 22, 2022The 10 Hottest Satellite Companies in 2022

Space Flight Laboratory will provide the spacecraft platforms, perform system integration, and conduct system testing for the StarBurst and Aspera missions.

Mentioned as: Space Flight LaboratoryTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2022NASA Awards Space Flight Laboratory To Develop Two SmallSats For Astrophysics Pioneers Program
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