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Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has been developing affordable microsatellites in Guildford for over 20 years. The capability of these microsatellites has improved at a phenomenal rate over these years and they are now able to meet the demanding operational requirements of both commercial and governmental organisations. The successful launch of AlSat-1 in November 2002 heralded the start of operations of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC). A second launch in September 2003 has placed an additional three satellites into the constellation. The talk will cover the technology used within the DMC satellites, the satellite design and the operational concept for the constellation. Example images will be shown including some early images from the UK's own DMC satellite.
Philip graduated in Mathematics with honours from the University of Nottingham in 1978. He joined the computer systems company Logica and worked for over 20 years in the space sector on a variety of projects for the European Space Agency and other governmental and commercial organisations. Philip joined SSTL in February 2003 and is responsible for business development in Europe and North America. During this period Philip has been heavily involved in SSTL's activities in technology demonstration missions, Earth observation and science, satellite communications and satellite navigation.
public open meeting : all welcome : free admission : no booking necessary
Programme: 5:30pm tea; 6:00pm tour of
SSTL facilities; 6:45pm evening lecture; 8:00pm finish.
The tour and lecture will take place at the premises of Surrey
Satellite Technology Limited
Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH
SSTL www.sstl.co.uk directions getting there... multimap...
This tour and lecture has been organised by the Royal Aeronautical Society
(RAeS) Space Group and the RAeS Farnborough Branch
For further details:
Conference Department, Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J
7BQ
tel 020 7670 4300 fax 020 7670 4349 web www.aerosociety.com
email conference@aerosociety.com
To receive details of the RAeS Space Group and other future events please email space@aerosociety.com