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UK smallsat manufacturer headquartered in Guildford, Surrey (incorporated 23 May 1985, company no. 01916260). University of Surrey spin-off; wholly owned Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary since 2009. Platforms: SSTL-CUBE, SSTL-MICRO, SSTL-MINI. Built approximately 70 satellites for 22+ countries. Revenue ~$82M (2025).

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is a UK satellite manufacturer headquartered in Guildford, Surrey, incorporated on 23 May 1985 (Companies House no. 01916260).^[1] The company originated as a University of Surrey spin-off and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Airbus Defence and Space since 2009.^[2]

SSTL's satellite platform portfolio spans cubesat to medium-class: SSTL-CUBE, SSTL-MICRO, and SSTL-MINI.^[3] SSTL has built and delivered approximately 70 spacecraft for more than 22 countries.^[3]^[4] Andrew Cawthorne was appointed Managing Director in 2025.^[5]

Operates

TechDemoSat-1 (TDS-1)Ended
Launched 2014-07-08 / LEO SSO 635 km
NovaSAR-1Extended operations
Launched 2018-09-16 / Sun-synchronous, about 588 km / 750 km swath

Manufactures

Vision-1 PlatformBus
Mini / Operational
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
SSTL-100 busBus
Mini / Discontinued
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
AlSat-Nano 3U CubeSat platformBus
Nano / 3U / Demonstration
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
SSTL-150 busBus
Mini / Operational
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
KazSTSAT spacecraft platformBus
Mini / Operational
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
SSTL X-50 busBus
Mini / In development
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
SSTL-300 busBus
Mini / Operational
Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator

Sources

[1]SURREY SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Companies House filinglegal text2026-11-04
[2]Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, management and ownershipoperator marketing2026-05-29
[3]Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, about usoperator marketing2026-11-04
[4]Surrey Satellite Technology, Wikipediathird party2026-05-29
[5]SSTL, announcement of Andrew Cawthorne as Managing Directoroperator press2026-05-29
[6]SSTL Earth observation spacecraftoperator engineering2026-11-04

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  title = {Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/surrey-satellite-technology}
}