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Norway Selects Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) to Develop Technology Demonstrator Microsatellite
February 16, 2021 By Editor
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Artist’s rendering of NorSat-TD in orbit. (Credit: Space Flight Laboratory (SFL)).
TORONTO, Ontario, Canada, 16 February 2021 – The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Canada a contract to develop the NorSat Technology Demonstrator (TD) microsatellite. With a primary mission of testing out new technologies in space, NorSat-TD will validate payloads and concepts from Norway, the Netherlands, France, and Italy.
SFL, which developed the operational NorSat-1 and -2 microsatellites launched in 2017, as well as NorSat-3 expected to launch in Q2 2021, has been contracted to design and build the NorSat-TD spacecraft and perform integration and testing of all systems and payloads. NorSat-TD has completed its final design review and been slated for launch in 2022.