Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) is a world-leading small satellite company, headquartered in Guildford, Surrey in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1985, we have an international reputation for providing innovative design, development and manufacturing solutions for space missions. We specialise in building low cost satellites that are used for Earth Observation (EO), Science & Exploration, Communications and Navigation. Our spacecraft are often used to perform tasks that are too difficult or expensive for larger satellites, such as operating in deep space or flying close to the Earth’s surface.
Our core strengths lie in our highly skilled engineers and technicians who have unrivalled experience in small satellite design, development and manufacture. This includes payload integration, assembly, testing and on-orbit operations. Our team has delivered over 150 spacecraft over the last 35 years – more than any other company worldwide – totalling over 1 million hours of flight heritage on orbit. In addition to building spacecraft for our own mission portfolio, we offer an end-to-end service from feasibility studies through to launch campaign management for government agencies and commercial customers worldwide.
We also offer a unique range of ground station products and services which enable us to provide complete turnkey solutions for both single site and global ground networks. These products include antennas, baseband equipment, tracking software and network management tools – everything you need to control your satellite fleet from the ground!
In recent years we have expanded our activities into new markets such as cubesats (a type of miniaturised satellite), educational outreach programmes and technology demonstration missions utilising novel platforms such as drones/UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). We also offer consultancy services on all aspects of small satellite programme development including technical advice, risk management support and independent reviews