Why Leading Organizations Worldwide Choose SFL Missions for Low-Cost Small Satellite Development
• Unique development philosophy
• Innovative design technology
• Flexible production options
• End-to-end mission support
Versatile Applications for High-Performance Small Satellites
Our low-cost satellites deliver more for less in commercial, government, and research missions
Featured Upcoming Small Satellite Missions
RADICALS
Space Radiation Research Small Satellite.
Built on the space-proven SFL DEFIANT bus, RADICALS will leverage SFL’s flexibility in attitude control approaches and require the spacecraft to spin end-over-end as it travels in a near-polar orbit around Earth.
HawkEye 360 Clusters 14, 15, 16
radio frequency signal intelligence
Latest News
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Space Flight Laboratory Becomes New Private Company
Read more: Space Flight Laboratory Becomes New Private CompanyDirected by Professor Robert Zee (UTIAS), SFL developed small satellites and space technology for a variety of clients TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, 26 May 2026 – The University of Toronto has announced the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL), formerly housed within the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) in the Faculty of Applied Science &…
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SFL Missions Inc. Announces Launch and Deployment of Four Small Satellites
Read more: SFL Missions Inc. Announces Launch and Deployment of Four Small SatellitesTORONTO, Ontario, Canada, 30 March 2026 – SFL Missions Inc. has announced the successful launch and deployment of four small satellites across two missions. SFL Missions developed the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for the Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) and delivered units for the three-satellite HawkEye 360 Cluster 14 radio frequency (RF) detection spacecraft for…
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SFL Missions Inc. to Develop Eight Spacecraft for NASA HelioSwarm Science Mission
Read more: SFL Missions Inc. to Develop Eight Spacecraft for NASA HelioSwarm Science MissionWASHINGTON, DC, 24 March 2026 – SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a competitive-bid contract to develop eight small satellites for the NASA HelioSwarm science mission designed to capture the first multiscale in situ measurements of fluctuations in the magnetic field and motions of plasma turbulence in the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere. SFL Missions…
Blog: Insights on Small Satellite Innovation & Technology
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What’s Under Development at SFL Missions? Commercial and Operational Satellites
Read more: What’s Under Development at SFL Missions? Commercial and Operational SatellitesIn addition to satellites being developed for novel and proof-of-concept missions, SFL Missions is working on many spacecraft that will become key additions to operational and commercial constellations already in orbit. For commercial deployment, we are developing two new greenhouse gas monitoring microsatellites for GHGSat at our Toronto facility and three radio frequency geolocation Clusters…
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Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Students Place First and Second in Small Satellite Conference Student Competition
Read more: Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) Students Place First and Second in Small Satellite Conference Student CompetitionCongratulations to Benjamin Nero and Saksham Jain for placing First and Second respectively in the 2025 Small Satellite Conference Student Competition. Nero and Jain worked on their papers and submitted them to the competition earlier this year while completing their graduate degrees at the Space Flight Laboratory (SFL). Both are now employed at SFL Missions,…
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Autonomous Formation Flying Enables Multi-Satellite Applications
Read more: Autonomous Formation Flying Enables Multi-Satellite ApplicationsBy Dr. Robert E. Zee More than ten years ago, SFL became the first microspace developer to develop and integrate the hardware systems and software algorithms that make autonomous formation flying a reality for micro- and nanosatellites at costs low enough to support commercial applications. In today’s blog, I take a look at the specific…
UPCOMING events for 2026
SFL Missions Inc. will be exhibiting and presenting at numerous conferences around the world in 2026.
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16-18 June 2026, International Space Summit, Daejeon, South Korea