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Successful launch of Norway’s new satellite
Norway’s new national satellite, NorSat-4, built by Space Flight Laboratory, was launched on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 8:09 PM Norwegian time. During the night leading into Wednesday, the control […]
Space Flight Laboratory launches and deploys the NorSat-4 smallsat
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has successfully launched and deployed of Norway’s NorSat-4 maritime monitoring microsatellite. The seventh spacecraft developed for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) by SFL, NorSat-4 carries a […]
HawkEye 360’s Pathfinder satellite trio to retire — Cluster 11 launch just ahead
HawkEye 360 has announced the planned decommissioning of the firm’s pioneering Cluster 1 Pathfinder satellites by the end of 2024 — this decommissioning marks the conclusion of the first-generation satellite […]
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) selected by NUVIEW to develop pathfinder satellite bus
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) was by NUVIEW earlier this month to develop the bus for Mr. SPoC, their pathfinder smallsat that will demo the capabilities of the world’s first commercial, […]
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) awarded GHGSat contract for 2 additional smallsats
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has been contracted by GHGSat to develop two additional greenhouse gas monitoring microsatellites – GHGSat–C12 and C13 — the company will develop the new satellites on […]
Exolaunch signs HawkEye 360 to a multi-mission launch agreement
Exolaunch has signed a multi-mission agreement for launch and deployment services with HawkEye 360 — this marks the first collaboration between the two companies, signifying an important milestone in advancing […]
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) confirms successful deployment of HawkEye 360 smallsat clusters
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has confirmed that six radio frequency geolocation smallsats developed for HawkEye 360 have successfully communicated with ground control — the HawkEye 360 Cluster 8 and 9 […]
SFL celebrates 25 years of smallsat development
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) is celebrating 25 years of building smallsats that provide big returns for commercial, government, and research clients — established in 1998, SFL has built 70 operationally […]
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) performance milestone for GHGSat smallsats
Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has announced that the SFL-built GHGSat greenhouse gas monitoring smallsats have achieved sustained detection and measurement of methane emissions at double the design capacity of the […]