CANADIAN AERONAUTICS AND SPACE INSTITUTE

CASI FLYER MAY 2019, Volume 26 #5

Toronto Branch Membership Newsletter THE FLYER WILL BE PUBLISHED ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS UNTIL A NEW EDITOR VOLUNTEERS NEWSLETTER LINKS PRIOR CASI BRANCH • Uswah Zahid (Ryerson EVENTS University); Click on the links below to • Adam Tetzlaff (Seneca move to other sections of the The Toronto Branch Annual College); Newsletter Dinner Meeting was held on May • Bennett Leong (University of 4, 2019. The wine was generously Toronto); Local News sponsored by long-standing • and Tetiana Sitiugina (York Industry News member and his University). Academic News company TDM Technical Museum News Services. In addition, ten students CASI Toronto Branch wishes them were able to attend for free, thanks all the best in their future to the very generous sponsorship endeavours. UPCOMING CASI EVENTS of Gary Elfstrom (FCASI), who is The next season of CASI Toronto eager to increase student Branch meetings will start in participation in CASI. CONTACT US September. See you then! 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Page 2 INDUSTRY NEWS Canadian Aerospace, which will mandate of developing an surely benefit from it today. We Aerospace Hub at Downsview are at a crucial moment in Canada Park in Toronto, Ontario. where the aerospace industry is DAIR news and information is building up steady growth and the available at dairhub.com and our demand for skilled workers is also Twitter @DAIR_Hub. rising. At Bombardier, we want to Bombardier Celebrates do anything we can to help and Donation of a CRJ200 improve present and future Aircraft to Centennial generations of aerospace workers College in Canada.” TORONTO – April 25, 2019 – In This donation will further reinforce parallel to the opening of the collaboration of Centennial Centennial College Downsview College and the Downsview Campus Centre for Aerospace and Aerospace Innovation and Aviation, Bombardier Commercial Research Consortium (DAIR) Aircraft announced today the aimed at servicing the Greater donation of a CRJ200 aircraft to Toronto Area. The DAIR Hub the Centennial College Aviation projects to strengthen the Toronto, Program at its new campus based Ontario, and Canada aerospace in Downsview, to be used in the sector by increasing collaborative The CSA Awards Funding to education and training of the future research and development, Prepare Canadian generation of aerospace accelerating technology adoption, Companies, Universities and helping small and medium sized professionals. Students for Future enterprises scale-up, and The CRJ200 is the first one of its addressing the projected skills Missions to the Moon kind to grace the Centennial shortage in the industry through College’s Downsview facility training and re-training. April 17, 2019 – The Canadian hangar, it is also the biggest plane The DAIR Hub is expected to help Space Agency (CSA) has awarded as well as the first ever commercial funding worth $700,000 to a aircraft to be received at the site. Canada stay competitive defending its leadership position Canadian firm and two universities The aircraft will allow students not for projects that will enable only to have a hands on on the world stage and propel Canadian aerospace forward. This Canadian firms to advance key experience with CRJ Series technologies and develop their technology, but also to learn on a initiative will also continue Downsview’s tradition of own potential, while offering bigger scale, furthering the level of training opportunities and expertise made available through world-class aerospace and aviation, a legacy that began with hands-on experience for students the Centennial College Aviation and young professionals. Program. De Havilland nearly a hundred years ago. These projects will be part of the “Advancement and innovation CSA's Lunar Exploration Analogue About DAIR have always been at the forefront Deployment (LEAD), which will of Bombardier’s values, says Fred The Downsview Aerospace position Canada for potential Cromer, President, Bombardier Innovation and Research future contributions to lunar rover Commercial Aircraft, which is why Consortium (DAIR) is an missions. we are honored to present association of all of the large Grants awarded under the Flights Centennial College with this aerospace companies and leading a n d F i e l d w o r k f o r t h e CRJ200 aircraft. This donation post-secondary education Advancement of Science and represents not only an opportunity institutions from the Greater Technology (FAST) - LEAD for the Toronto aerospace sector Toronto Area (GTA), who have Announcement of Opportunity to grow but rather for the whole of come together with the joint

Page 3 University of Western Ontario: ESAIL is part of ESA’s Partnership completed its environmental tests • CanLunar - A Canadian Lunar Projects and has been developed in Centre Spatial de Liège in Sample Return Analogue to enhance the next generation of Belgium, where it was exposed to Mission $135, 275 space-based services for the mechanical vibration testing, maritime sector. The spacecraft simulating the violence of a rocket • Field Deployment of in situ will track ship movements over the launch, as well as to the extreme Learning Algorithms for entire globe as it orbits the planet. temperatures and vacuum Classifying Planetary Materials simulating the near Earth orbital $153,670 Satellite coverage is essential as about 90% of global trade takes environment. Contribution awarded under the place on the oceans. It opens the The satellite is going through the Space Technology Development door to enhanced safety, tracking final steps to be ready for launch in Program - LEAD Announcement of ships and route provisions for August. Opportunity industry, government and maritime Peter Mabson, chief executive of Canadensys: authorities. exactEarth, said: “We are looking • LEAD Capability Demonstration Ships of 300 tonnes or more in forward to adding ESAIL to our $249,963 international voyages, cargo ships industry-leading global maritime of 500 tonnes or more in local satellite constellation, which now waters and all passenger ships consists of more than 60 in-orbit irrespective of size are mandated high performance satellite assets. by the International Maritime The capabilities on ESAIL will Organization to carry Automatic allow us to continue to advance Identification System (AIS) the state-of-the-art in maritime equipment vessel tracking and data services, Terrestrial AIS antennas needs and will pave the way for future direct line of sight with the vessels, capabilities. I would like to thank Maritime Microsatellite however, so the system is limited ESA and LuxSpace and their ESAIL to Test the Waters as by the curvature of the Earth. satellite manufacturing team for Launch Contract Is Signed Satellite automatic identification their accomplishments in systems, or SAT-AIS, have no producing this leading-edge microsatellite.” CAMBRIDGE, ON – May 9, 2019 such restrictions and can receive messages from ships on the open Stephane Lascar, Head of – T he f irst commercia l ocean, enabling authorities to Telecommunication Satellite microsatellite developed under follow vessels’ movements Programmes at ESA, said: “ESA’s ESA’s SAT-AIS programme for throughout their entire voyage. Partnership Projects offer the most tracking ships, called ESAIL, has appropriate scheme for private and passed another milestone. On 9 The ESAIL satellite is built by public entities to de-risk May its Canadian operator LuxSpace for the exactEarth investments and answer market exactEarth signed the launch constellation of AIS satellites, needs. They maximise benefits to s e r v i c e a g r e e m e n t w i t h through an ESA’s Partnership industry, thanks to ESA’s efficient Arianespace. Project together with the Luxembourg Space Agency and co-management tailored to other ESA member states. commercial practices. ESAIL demonstrates once again ESA’s ESAIL’s AIS receiver provides capacity to federate operator, advanced antenna beamforming industry and small and and ground signal processing medium-sized enterprises around capabilities. The satellite needs c h a llen g in g p r o g r a m m e s , rigorous testing before launch to achieving competitive leaps ensure it can provide this forward and economic impact. I Peter Mabson of exactEarth (left) and always-on service. Geoffroy Legros of Arianespace sign should like to thank our partners the launch contract for ESAIL The satellite flight model has and participating states for their

Page 4 trust and close cooperation.” partnerships together.” Marc Serres, Chief Executive of ‘’As a Canadian who has worked the Luxembourg Space Agency, overseas all my professional life, it said: “This maritime microsatellite is a pleasure to have the built in Luxembourg by LuxSpace, opportunity to work with the in partnership with ESA and Kepler Hires Former Toronto-based Kepler team – exactEarth, demonstrates how a Inmarsat Chief Strategy smart, highly motivated and private company and the European Officer Patrick McDougal ambitious,’’ said Patrick McDougal. Space Agency can closely work ‘’I am delighted to contribute my together to develop a new experiences as I believe that they commercial product. ESA has TORONTO – April 30, 2019 – have what it takes for long-term been a key partner in developing K e p l e r C o m m u n i c a t i o n s success. I’m happy to be with them the technical skills needed to announces today that former Chief for the next stage of the journey.’’ compete in a highly demanding Strategy Officer at Inmarsat, commercial space market. As a Patrick McDougal, joined the European leader in commercial company this month as a strategy space, Luxembourg is following a advisor to support its business Kepler Communications and unique space strategy focused on units. McDougal is a veteran Magellan Aerospace Sign creating an attractive ecosystem business strategist within the Letter of Intention to Fly for NewSpace companies and satellite telecommunications Innovative Smart Radiator innovative space entrepreneurs.” industry with over 30 years of Device on Satellite Mission senior experience working for ESAIL is a pioneering project for global leaders in the sector such LuxSpace, who are also as Inmarsat (29 years) and Intelsat TORONTO – April 16, 2019 – developing a multi-purpose, (4 years). Kepler Communications, a modular platform called Triton-X. C a n a d i a n s a t e l l i t e Triton-X will build on the Before joining Kepler, McDougal telecommunications provider, and manufacturing and testing heritage was a member of the executive Magellan Aerospace Corporation gained by LuxSpace through management team at Inmarsat have signed a Letter of Intention to ESAIL, using New Space-style where he led a number of fly an innovative Smart Radiator off-the-shelf components to deliver initiatives including the acquisition Device (SRD) on Kepler’s third a fully fledged satellite within of various companies, securing satellite, scheduled for launch later months. EU-wide spectrum licenses that advanced Inmarsat’s market this year. The unique SRD, Thomas Görlach, Chief of the strength, and global oversight of designed to significantly improve Executive Board at LuxSpace, the company’s overall corporate temperature m a n a g e m e nt said: “ESAIL is a major milestone business development efforts. on-board future satellites, is being for us as a microsatellite solution d e v e l o p e d b y M P B “We are very happy to welcome provider. It enabled us to build and Communications (“MPB”) in Patrick to our team. The integrate a sophisticated partnership with Magellan experience he has within the microsatellite while using Aerospace. commercial off the shelf satellite industry is of great value This innovative SRD technology is components and thus reducing to a company the age and size of being developed as part of a time for testing and launch Kepler, so we are excited to bring technology development program qualification. The emerged him on board,” said Mina Mitry, with the goal to improve its synergies paved our way towards CEO of Kepler Communications. technology readiness level by commercial space. We have “With his substantial network and eventually operating in the space gained very valuable experiences expertise, along with Kepler’s environment. Kepler intends to be and knowledge through ESAIL technology and talented team, we the first to use this technology as which serve as inputs for our next will further reinforce and grow our part of their satellite’s thermal milestone: the Triton-X platform.” market position as we continue to develop new and exciting control hardware suite before the

Page 5 end of 2019. In addition to her promotion, Janet The SRD radiator design has a is appointed as a Board Director to unique property in which its the MHICA Board of Directors. Mr. Satoshi Sawaguchi, General effectiveness in emitting or Manager and Program Manager, retaining heat (its “emissivity”) MHI Canada Aerospace, Inc. Bombardier, who has been a changes with temperature. Heat longtime proponent and supporter Announces New President dissipation increases at elevated of MHICA, also will become a temperatures and reduces at lower and CEO Director on the Board. Janet and temperatures. The tunable radiator Sawaguchi-san will be joining keeps the spacecraft within tighter existing Board Directors Hirose- temperature bounds and reduces TORONTO – April 1, 2019 – MHI san, Executive Vice President of Canada Aerospace, Inc., a the need for survival heaters when Commercial Aviation Systems, recognized Tier 1 heavy the spacecraft is cold. The SRD’s Senior General Manager, aerostructures (Wing / Centerfuse) properties are highly desirable for Commercial Airplanes Division, group company of Mitsubishi and Head of Nagoya Aerospace space applications, especially for Heavy Industries, announced communication satellites where the Systems Work and Hisano-san, today that Janet Wardle has been Senior Executive Vice President payloads tend to rapidly heat up at promoted to the position of a n d G e n e r a l M a n a g e r , the time of transmitting signals (up President and Chief Executive Washington Office, MHI America. to 80°C) and quickly get colder Officer, effective immediately. (down to -20°C) when dormant. Prior to her promotion, Janet was Ms Wardle has nearly 25 years’ Vice President and General experience in aerospace, both Manager at MHICA overseeing Commercial and Defense. After manufacturing, process and graduating Queens University, with industrial engineering, quality, an Honours Degree in Mechanical sourcing, procurement and Engineering, she joined an OEM in logistics. She was responsible for their Finance Department as an implementing a massive, rapid and Industrial Engineer. She has held successful transfer of our supply Senior Management roles in chain for the wing and fuselage Change Management, Planning major assemblies from MHI Japan Jeffrey Osborne, Kepler; Eric Choi, and Supply Chain, while to MHI Canada. Magellan; Jared Bottoms, Kepler; simultaneously earning her MBA Corey Mack, Magellan from the Rotman School of “In the three years since joining MHI Canada, I have not only With the SRD, Kepler will be able Business. changed positions, I have grown to keep the spacecraft in the Her depth of industry knowledge as a leader. The team at MHICA “Goldilocks Zone”: not too hot, not and her proven ability to build high- has been remarkable. Together, too cold. “We are looking forward performance teams will be key in we have on-boarded over 60 new to seeing this new technology in growing MHICA’s customer base. suppliers, we have brought on 4 action and how it will benefit “Janet is a very enthusiastic and Major assembly packages, next-gen satellite platforms moving passionate leader who shares my including Centerfuse and forward,” says Jared Bottoms, core values and I am confident Centerwing box. We continue to Kepler’s Lead Systems Engineer. that she has the experience, skills look forward to a bright future as and ability to lead us to the next “Magellan is looking forward to we prepare to occupy a second, level of operational excellence,” new building in October. I am continuing the development of the said Chairman Mike McCarthy. looking forward to working SRD with MPB, and is excited “I’m excited to add that not only together with MHI Japan and MHI about the upcoming flight has Janet broken the glass ceiling America to build a better and opportunity with Kepler” says at MHI Canada, but she becomes brighter future.” Corey Mack, Space Business Unit the first ever female president in Leader at Magellan. any of the MHI Group Industry companies! A feat well earned. Congratulations, Janet.”

Page 6 become further involved at the development, call centre and board level, while allowing Michael customer relations. He continues and other senior leaders to reporting directly to Michael. oversee daily business activities. It Paul Moreira remains Porter’s is a combination of diverse chief operating officer and also experience and expertise that will becomes executive vice president. serve Porter well in meeting our Paul’s responsibilities focus closely needs today.” on enhancing overall operational Robert Deluce Appointed “My focus as executive chairman is reliability in the critical areas of on supporting our reorganized safety, flight operations and Executive Chairman at executive team, while still being maintenance. He oversees safety, Porter Airlines as Part of active in certain key business pilots, cabin crew, SOCC, Leadership Reorganization areas,” said Robert Deluce. “It’s technical operations, including important for me to be proactive in maintenance, Porter FBO, and giving our leadership team even facilities, while reporting directly to TORONTO – April 10, 2019 – The more direct responsibility for Michael. executive team of Porter Airlines is setting Porter’s course and I’m Additional roles on Porter’s reorganizing to ensure continuity confident that the changes executive team are unchanged. for its immediate and future announced today are consistent development. with the vision we created when Jeff Brown remains executive vice Effective immediately, Robert the airline launched in 2006.” president and chief financial officer, with responsibilities for Deluce, Porter’s founding Michael Deluce has also been finance, people and culture, president and CEO, assumes the appointed as a member of Porter’s government relations and legal. new role of executive chairman, board of directors. e n h a n c i n g h i s e x i s t i n g Jeff also now reports directly to responsibilities as a member of the “It is a rare opportunity to be part Michael. of the development of a company board of directors, while staying Lawrence Hughes remains senior from the outset and now take on engaged in Porter’s core business vice president, people and culture, the president and CEO position strategies. He also remains as the shaping Porter’s culture and more than a decade later,” said company’s accountable executive leading strategies that enhance Michael Deluce. “We have an for Transport Canada. team member training and exceptional team in place, from our engagement. Lawrence reports This change is supported by a seasoned management group to directly to Jeff Brown, with indirect series of realigned executive our dedicated team members, who reporting to the president and responsibilities. Michael Deluce believe in what we’re doing to CEO. now takes on president and CEO distinguish Porter as a special duties. As a founding team airline. We’ll work hard to build on member at Porter, Michael was this strength.” instrumental in defining Porter’s successful business plan, Leadership Structure commercial and brand strategies, With Michael’s appointment, Kevin and has been a key part of Jackson moves to the position of realizing that vision in the role of executive vice president and chief executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Kevin has commercial officer. worked closely with Michael, most Don Carty has been Porter’s recently as senior vice president chairman of the board of directors and chief marketing officer. In since the company’s founding and ad d it io n t o h i s cu r r e n t will continue in this role. responsibilities of marketing, communications, sales, packaged “A principle responsibility for a products and information board of directors is ensuring technology, Kevin will also oversee orderly succession planning,” said revenue management, airport Carty. “This transition sees Robert operations, catering, learning and

Page 7 ACADEMIC NEWS “When you educate someone, you Council for National Security change a lot more lives than just (ACNS). In many of these settings, that one person’s,” Anju said. “You she noticed she was one of two or change their family’s life, their three women, significantly community’s and, hopefully, one outnumbered by male colleagues day they pay it forward to keep the and counterparts. circle going.” After providing her expertise to Her generosity will be matched by startups at the DMZ and the President’s Awards to witnessing Ryerson’s work to Champion Excellence (PACE), a p r o m o t e a c c e s s t o Generous Gift Establishes priority scholarship program underrepresented groups in $200,000 Scholarship for initiated by President and society, she became convinced the Women in STEM Vice-Chancellor Mohamed university was the right home for Lachemi for students from this new award to support the TORONTO – March 12, 2019 – underrepresented groups at success of women pursuing Ryerson is pleased to announce a Ryerson University. careers in STEM-related fields. new scholarship that will open doors for women pursuing careers "We are grateful to Anju Virmani The inaugural recipients of the new i n s c i e n c e , t e c h n o l o g y , for her generous support of the Savitri & Anju Virmani Scholarship engineering and math (STEM). Savitri & Anju Virmani Scholarship for Women in STEM will be The Savitri & Anju Virmani for Women in STEM," says selected this fall. Scholarship for Women in STEM President Lachemi. "Her vision for was created thanks to a generous a scholarship program that $100,000 gift from Ms. Anju includes mentorship and Innovation Takes Flight with Virmani, chief information officer at networking for the recipients will CargoJet and expert in the field of p r o p e l t h e s u c c e s s o f Ryerson Helium information technology. high-potential female students TORONTO – March 5, 2019 – pursuing a career in science, Instead of hopping into your car technology, engineering and and getting stuck in traffic, imagine math." powering up your own personal Growing up in India, Anju’s family aircraft and flying right over it. placed a strong emphasis on education. Her grandparents supported the education of girls at a time when there were few professional women. Her Anju Virmani and Ryerson University grandfather, an educator, President and Vice-Chancellor homeschooled all eight of his Mohamed Lachemi. Photo taken by children. Her mother, Mrs. Savitri Jae Yang. Virmani, became a math teacher A $10,000 scholarship will be and passed the same values on to awarded each year to four full-time her children. The Ryerson Helium team has been female students who are at the top Shortly after coming to Canada in working together for more than a year to create a VTOL (vertical take off and of their class and entering the 1975, Anju started a new career in landing vehicle) for the GoFly fourth year of an undergraduate information technology and soon STEM program. An annual challenge. Photo: Conceptual h a d t w o s u c c e s s f u l I T rendering by Ryerson Helium. ceremony to celebrate recipients consultancies. She has served on will create an ecosystem of several high-profile boards, This is the vision of Ryerson support for women, giving them including the Toronto Transit Helium, a team of 30+ students the opportunity to meet leaders in Commission (TTC), the Toronto who have been working together the field, pursue mentorship Local Health Integration Network since January 2018 to design and opportunities and build their (LHIN) and, under Prime Minister build a VTOL (vertical take-off and network. Stephen Harper, the Advisory landing) Personal Aerial Vehicle.

Page 8 The vehicle is the team’s entry in agrees. Engineering and Architectural the GoFly, external link challenge, Science (FEAS), Faculty of an international Boeing-sponsored Communication and Design competition, which will award $2 (FCAD), Faculty of Science, Ted million in prizes to the winning Rogers School of Management, personal flying devices. a n d g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s participating. “It’s been a great help to have Ryerson and the Design “That’s one of the things we love Fabrication Zone on our side. We the most and we try to emphasize don’t think we would have been as much as possible. Collaboration able to do this anywhere else,” and diversity with the different said Amin Ismail, mechanical Leaders of the seven Ryerson Helium faculties and groups within eng ineering student and sub-teams: (back row, from left) Lior Ryerson,” said Kasa. “We try to operations lead for the team. “The Saprikin (marketing and outreach align the work with what they’re DFZ has offered us resources, lead), Danyal Chaudhry (guidance, good at, what they like doing and space to build, as well as a lot of navigation and control lead), Hani what they think will benefit them in mentorship and guidance. We’ve Hakeem (user experience co-lead); the future in terms of their been able to talk to them about (front, from left) Sai Sanketh Poosarla academic career and personal (power lead), Aleeza Hashmi whatever we need.” (guidance, navigation and control growth.” The team has also had a range of specialist), Amin Ismail (operations support from other areas. The Qt lead), Kevin Kasa (overall team lead). Company provided the team with Photo: Ryerson Helium. the same software tools used by “It’s been hard for us, we’ve had Tesla, so the team could create a many challenges, but we’ve been unique dashboard for the Helium able to go to faculty members and vehicle. Other corporate ask them for mentorship, space, partnerships provide the team with advice, and they’re so open to it. software licenses in exchange for They love seeing that students can logo representation on their apply what they’re teaching in vehicle. class,” said Saprikin. “I think Close up of GPS navigation system of Ryerson Helium flying vehicle “Dr. Seyed Hashemi, aerospace Ryerson is the best school to really professor, Dr. Filippo Salustri, support innovation.” The GoFly competition requires associate chair of the mechanical The team is divided into five entries to be safe, quiet, department, and Dr. Paul Walsh, design sub-teams – structure, ultra-compact, user-friendly and aerospace chair, have all been propulsion, power sub, user capable of carrying a single person really supportive of us from the experience, and guidance, for a distance of 20 miles without beginning,” said team lead Kevin navigation and control – and two refuelling or recharging. The Kasa, an aerospace engineering non-design teams, outreach and Ryerson Helium design fulfills all student. “When the project first business planning, with a special these requirements, and after a kicked off, we approached Dr. focus on safety and the experience year of hard work, the team Hashemi, and from day one he of the user, including music unveiled their half-scale model to a supported us. And when you think selection and comfortable, mesmerized crowd at the Student about it, we’re a bunch of second ergonomic seating. Learning Centre on January 15. years, what do we know, but he “We want to make something that “During the event, a number of was like, ‘Yes, go ahead, I’m people actually want to get into,” professors told us that, ‘Even if confident you guys will succeed.’ said Ismail. you guys stop now, you should be And we probably wouldn’t have v e r y p r o u d o f y o u r done it without that support, so it The innovative spirit of Ryerson accomplishments, it’s been an was very important.” H e l i u m e x t e n d s t o i t s incredible learning experience for interdisciplinary approach. Five of Lior Saprikin, aerospace all of you’,” recalled Kasa, “And it the seven faculties at Ryerson are engineering student and marketing has. Even if operations were to represented on the team, with and outreach lead for the team, stop today, the whole experience members from the Faculty of

Page 9 would influence our future frequency (RF) signals for specifically to address the careers.” maritime, emergency response, economics of commercial space a n d s p e c t r u m a n a l y s i s activities,” said SFL Director Dr. “I think every member would be applications. Robert E. Zee. proud of their work,” said Saprikin. “We’ve been able to apply a lot of SFL built the platforms and SFL satellite technology was the knowledge we learned in class integrated the HawkEye 360 selected for the HawkEye 360 and, additionally, learn things that Pathfinder cluster which was Pathfinder mission due to the will never be taught in a launched into low-Earth orbit in importance of formation flying by classroom.” D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 8 a n d multiple satellites for successful commissioned early this year. The RF signal geolocation and The final GoFly “Fly-off” will take three formation-flying Pathfinder analysis. The relative positions of place on the U.S. West Coast microsatellites have successfully each satellite in the constellation early in 2020 and, to prepare, the demonstrated geolocation of VHF, must be known to accurately Ryerson Helium team is now emergency position-indicating geolocate the transmission working on building the full-size radio beacon (EPIRB), automatic sources of the radio frequency vehicle, which they’ll test in identification system (AIS) and signals. SFL first demonstrated September – by flying it. marine radar signals. affordable on-orbit formation “From the days of early science control with smaller satellites in the “Through the development, launch fiction, people have thought about 2014 Canadian CanX-4/CanX-5 and commissioning of our having a flying car, but it was mission. P a t h f i n d e r c l u s t e r , S F L never possible,” said Saprikin. demonstrated exceptional ability to “We have developed compact, “And now, maybe, we’re deliver the solution we required,” low-cost formation flying approaching that.” said HawkEye 360 Founder and technology for commercial Chief Technology Officer Chris exploitation that is unmatched by DeMay. “Their customer-first any other satellite developer,” said approach and engineering Zee. prowess resulted in the Established in 1998 as a first-of-its-kind RF analytics we are self-sustaining specialty lab at the generating today. We are proud to Institute for continue partnering with SFL on Aerospace Studies (UTIAS), SFL the development of our next set of has built 25 nano- and spacecraft as we expand on-orbit microsatellites with nearly 100 capacity and enhance our cumulative years of successful capability to meet customer operation in orbit to date. Space Flight Laboratory to demands.” Build HawkEye 360 S F L i s d e v e l o p i n g t h e Next-Gen Microsatellite next-generation cluster to service Cluster for Commercial more sophisticated payloads as Radio Frequency HawkEye 360 broadens its Geolocation detection and geolocation capabilities. The cluster will incorporate SFL technologies that TORONTO – March 27, 2019 – make on-orbit formation flying Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has possible. Most prominent of these been awarded the prime contract t e c h n o l o g i e s i s t h e to develop the next generation high-performance attitude control cluster of formation-flying system developed by SFL to keep microsatellites for HawkEye 360 micro- and nanosatellites stable in Inc. of Herndon, Va. The HawkEye orbit. Constellation, comprised of “The microsatellite bus selected by multiple clusters of three satellites HawkEye 360 for the next-gen each, is the first of its kind to cluster is one we developed detect and geolocate radio

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