What’s Under Development at SFL? Formation-Flying RF Geolocation Microsatellite Clusters
March 25, 2024
SFL is designing, assembling, and integrating Clusters 9 and 12 for HawkEye 360 at our facility in Toronto, while HawkEye 360 is integrating Clusters 8, 10, 11, and 13 at its own plant in Virginia under...
What’s Under Development at SFL? Two Small Satellites for NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Program
March 6, 2024
Two small satellites for the NASA Astrophysics Pioneers Program are under development at the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) facility in Toronto. SFL won two of the first four contracts awarded under the...
What’s Under Development at SFL: High-Latitude Situational Awareness Microsatellites
February 21, 2024
Enhancing situational awareness is the primary goal of two microsatellite missions now under development at SFL for Canada and Norway. We are nearing completion of the three-satellite Gray Jay formation...
Critical Microspace Technologies for Successful Earth Observation
September 7, 2021
In the previous blog discussing why microspace technologies have been key enablers for affordable and timely development of national Earth observation missions, we mentioned that certain capabilities helped...
Why Small Satellites and the ‘Microspace’ Approach are Keys to Developing a National Earth Observation Program
June 3, 2021
In the previous blog, we discussed the emerging trend of small countries developing their own Earth observation programs, with Slovenia and its NEMO-HD microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory being...
Microspace Technology Enables All Countries to Reap the Benefits of National Earth Observation Programs
April 16, 2021
The September 2020 launch of the NEMO-HD microsatellite built by Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) added Slovenia to the growing list of relatively small countries that have developed their own national Earth...
Blog – Quality is Not Synonymous with Standards
March 3, 2021
Everyone in the aerospace industry agrees that quality is critical. And standards are equally important in those situations where they help maintain and ensure satellite quality. But standards should never...
Blog-Systems Engineering vs the CubeSat Kit
January 11, 2021
In an earlier blog about disruptive strategies for developing a new space-based business, I made the case for getting the demonstration satellite into orbit...
Blog – Disruptive vs Operational Mission Strategies
August 12, 2020
Over the past two decades, space venturing companies have lived or died based on whether they chose the right business strategy at the right time....
Blog – Join SFL at the Virtual SmallSat 2020
July 31, 2020
The Small Satellite Conference traditionally held in Logan, Utah, will be a virtual event this year. In keeping with the times, the theme will be “Virtually Amazing.” We hope you will join SFL at our...