SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology)

Updated 25 Jul 2026
Manufacturer United Kingdom Listed
12 Products
41 Years Active
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About SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology)

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) designs, builds, tests, and operates small satellites. The company was formed in 1985 as a spin-out from the University of Surrey, transferring research into a commercial enterprise. SSTL has built and launched approximately 70 satellites for 22 countries over three decades. The company pioneered the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for satellites, demonstrating that relatively small and inexpensive "micro" satellites could be built rapidly for sophisticated missions. SSTL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus since 2009, when Airbus acquired the majority shareholding from the University of Surrey. The company has received several awards, including the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement in 1998, the SSPI Industry Innovators Award in 2000, and an ESA Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Galileo programme in 2008. SSTL also supports the Armed Forces Community.

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Products

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Low-cost 1m GSD optical Earth observation satellite providing HD colour video from space.

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High resolution mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging satellite for day and night Earth observation.

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Lunar communications and navigation relay spacecraft, part of ESA's Moonlight programme, launching 2027.

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Very high resolution optical Earth observation satellite for mapping, surveillance and security applications.

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Flight-proven

Space GNSS receiver for small to larger satellites, successor to SGR-10, with multi-GNSS and dual-frequency options.

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Flight-proven

SSTL offers highly regarded Space GNSS receivers for satellite navigation and position, velocity, and time information, alongside pioneering GNSS Reflectometry instruments for Earth observation.

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Flight-proven

The SSTL Core is a centralized and compact avionics solution that integrates SSTL's flight-proven avionics into a single module.

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Flight-proven

This product page describes a series of Earth observation spacecraft from SSTL, including Carbonite, DarkCarb, CarbSAR, TrueColour, Precision, and NovaSAR, each designed for different imaging capabilities and applications.

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Entry-level 12U cubesat platform designed for satellite build training missions.

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Highly capable microsatellite platform offering strong payload power, mass capacity and redundancy.

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Flight-proven

Customisable minisatellite platform built on strong flight heritage, supporting very high resolution imagers and SAR payloads.

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Flight-proven

The SSW-110 is a reaction wheel specifically designed for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) flight, providing attitude control for satellites.

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