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SFL Missions Inc. continues legacy of smallsat development from Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)

April 30, 2025

SFL Missions Inc. is continuing the development of barrier-breaking, budget-aggressive, small satellite missions for commercial, government and academic customers worldwide by building upon the extraordinary legacy of Space Flight Laboratory (SFL). This evolution of customer-oriented service expands upon SFL’s 26-year highly successful experience of small satellite innovation and mission delivery.

Building on the SFL heritage that produced 86 operationally successful missions and 370+ cumulative years in orbit, SFL Missions Inc. is developing nano-, micro-, and small satellites and constellations using space-proven bus designs for Earth observation, communications, environmental monitoring, maritime situational awareness, space astronomy, scientific research and more.

SFL Missions will continue the tradition of devising and implementing innovative technologies for low-mass spacecraft, including precision attitude control, accurate sensor pointing, autonomous formation flying, scalable power & propulsion, and deployable antennas. In addition, SFL Missions is offering a Flex Production program that will give customers the option of having satellites developed in their own location, at a third-party site, or at the SFL Missions facility.

Additionally, SFL Missions will soon announce the launch of a new Apprenticeship Program to train the next generation of small satellite aerospace engineers.

The market for small satellite missions has evolved rapidly in recent years, especially in the NewSpace era,” said SFL Missions Founder, Dr. Robert E. Zee. “We have created SFL Missions with the right combination of business responsiveness, expertise, and capabilities needed to meet smallsat mission challenges now and far into the future. We are expanding our spacecraft development capacity in Toronto and are signing new mission contracts now—our order book is filling fast.””

About SFL Missions Inc.
SFL Missions Inc. generates bigger returns from smaller, lower cost satellites. Small satellites built by SFL Missions consistently push the performance envelope and disrupt the traditional cost paradigm. We build quality small satellites at low cost that work the first time and enable NewSpace companies to mass produce through our Flex Production program. Satellites are built with advanced power systems, stringent attitude control and high-volume data capacity that are striking relative to the budget. We arrange launches globally and maintain a mission control center accessing ground stations worldwide. The pioneering and barrier-breaking work of SFL Missions is a key enabler to tomorrow’s cost-aggressive satellites and constellations.

Filed Under: Digital Twins & Modeling, LEO Constellations

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