SED Systems Ltd.
Title
SED Systems Ltd.
Calian SED
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Type
Company
Visit Exhibits
Precision Making in Canada After 1945. https://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/exhibits/show/making-after-1945
Begin Date
1965-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
18 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK (2023)
Product Areas
Meteorology
Spectroscopy
Space
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Timeline
- 1965 – Founded in collaboration/alongside the University of Saskatchewan’s Institute of Space and Atmospheric Studies. (“Space Engineering Division”)
- 1972 – SED Systems is formed when The Space Engineering Division at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering spun off to become a commercial company. (“Our history”)
- 1979 – Produces prototypes of the Brewer spectrophotometer. (SED SYSTEMS LTD., Ingenium)
- 2001-2013 – Produced deep-space antennas for the European Space Agency. (Wikipedia)
- 1987 – Active at 18 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK. Supplying “Satellite communications systems, satellite control systems, remote sensing equipment, microwave components.” (“Canada’s Aerospace Industry: A Capability Guide”)
- 2017 – Operating as a division of the Calian Group Ltd. of Ottawa, ON (Wikipedia)
- 2018 – Known as “Calian SED”. (“Calian’s SED Division Wins…”)
- 2020 – Calian SED has new director Rob Vance. (“Calian SED Announces”)
- 2024 – Part of Calian Ltd. Advanced Technologies, located at 18 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon.
- 1972 – SED Systems is formed when The Space Engineering Division at the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Engineering spun off to become a commercial company. (“Our history”)
- 1979 – Produces prototypes of the Brewer spectrophotometer. (SED SYSTEMS LTD., Ingenium)
- 2001-2013 – Produced deep-space antennas for the European Space Agency. (Wikipedia)
- 1987 – Active at 18 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK. Supplying “Satellite communications systems, satellite control systems, remote sensing equipment, microwave components.” (“Canada’s Aerospace Industry: A Capability Guide”)
- 2017 – Operating as a division of the Calian Group Ltd. of Ottawa, ON (Wikipedia)
- 2018 – Known as “Calian SED”. (“Calian’s SED Division Wins…”)
- 2020 – Calian SED has new director Rob Vance. (“Calian SED Announces”)
- 2024 – Part of Calian Ltd. Advanced Technologies, located at 18 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon.
Sources
“Canada’s Aerospace Industry: A Capability Guide” Aerospace Canada International (1987): 19 (https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/isde-ised/Iu41-9-1988-eng.pdf)
“Calian’s SED Division Wins Its Largest Satellite Ground Systems Contract” Insider Tracking, May 23, 2018 (https://m.insidertracking.com/calian-s-sed-division-wins-its-largest-satellite-ground-systems-contract) [20-08-24]
“Calian SED Announces New Director, Satellite Ground Antenna Systems” Calian – News and Media, January 24, 2020 (https://www.calian.com/news-media/calian-sed-announces-new-director-satellite-ground-antenna-systems/) [20-08-24]
“Our history” College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan (https://engineering.usask.ca/about/history.php#top) [20-08-24]
Ralko, Joe “Space Engineering Division” Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina (https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/space_engineering_division_sed.html) [24-08-24]
“SED Systems” Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SED_Systems) [24-08-24]
SED SYSTEMS LTD., Spectrophotometer, 1979, Artifact no. 2000.0004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, (http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0004.001/) [20-08-24]
“Calian’s SED Division Wins Its Largest Satellite Ground Systems Contract” Insider Tracking, May 23, 2018 (https://m.insidertracking.com/calian-s-sed-division-wins-its-largest-satellite-ground-systems-contract) [20-08-24]
“Calian SED Announces New Director, Satellite Ground Antenna Systems” Calian – News and Media, January 24, 2020 (https://www.calian.com/news-media/calian-sed-announces-new-director-satellite-ground-antenna-systems/) [20-08-24]
“Our history” College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan (https://engineering.usask.ca/about/history.php#top) [20-08-24]
Ralko, Joe “Space Engineering Division” Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina (https://esask.uregina.ca/entry/space_engineering_division_sed.html) [24-08-24]
“SED Systems” Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SED_Systems) [24-08-24]
SED SYSTEMS LTD., Spectrophotometer, 1979, Artifact no. 2000.0004, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, (http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0004.001/) [20-08-24]
Files
Collection
Citation
“SED Systems Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 28, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/40.
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