OXFORD SPACE SYSTEMS
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Oxford Space Systems │ UK Space Cluster │ Harwell OX11 0QR │ United Kingdom
www.oxford.space [email protected]
OXFORD SPACE SYSTEMS
OVERVIEW
COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE
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• Founded in Sept 2013 - seed funding secured Jan 2014
• Developing a new generation of novel deployable space antennas, booms and panel arrays
• Origami & proprietary materials combined to produce products are lighter, less complex & more stowage efficient
• Significant IP developed: 8 patents applied for together with significant materials science IP
• A growing & diverse team of experienced industry experts & highly talented graduates (FTs: 49 - currently recruiting)
THE STORY SO FAR…..
• Commercial traction: contracts with HMG, SSTL, Airbus Defence & Space, Thales Alenia Space, LuxSpace, DSO Labs (Singapore) + US
• Showcase New Space company for the UK
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NEW HQ FACILITY AT THE
HARWELL SPACE CLUSTER, UK
• Expanded into custom facility in October 2018
• Largest clean room on campus (Class 10,000: 300m2)
• Large light industrial area for lower TRL builds
• Permits volume production
• Facility meets UK sovereign defense security requirements
• Harwell Space Cluster home to 89+ space companies –the center for the UK New Space sector
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SELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Feb 2015: AstroTube™ boom selected for UKSA AlSat Mission
Dec 2015: Best Investment in Disruptive Technology 2015
Sept 2015: Best UK Tech Start-Up 2015Grand Prix ‘Winner of Winners’ Award 2015
Nov 2016: AstroTube™ boom successfully deployed
July 2015: $1.7m (USD) Round 2
Sept 2013: $135k (USD) Innovate UK Harwell Launchpad Grant
Jan 2014: $670k (USD) seed investment from Longwall Ventures
Jun 2017: $1.5m (USD) Round 3 (“Interim Round” including Space Angels USA)
Q3 2018: $10.3m Round 4
• Private equity: $14.3m• UK Government: $6.5m :
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Nov 2017: Top 5 Global Start-up to WatchInstitute of Physics : Business Innovation (AlSat
Mission)
Dec 2017: Start-Up Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 (Mike Lawton)
Dec 2018: Top 100 Fastest Growing UK Company (ranking: #52)
June 2018: European Excellence in Innovation Award
April 2019: NASA iTechIgnite the Night:
Colorado Springs Winner
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SPACE PRODUCTS OVERVIEW
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Large Unfurlable Antennas
AstroTube™ : Scalable Boom Systems
Deployable Panel Arrays
By using flight qualified proprietary materials OSS products are:
✓ Lighter
✓ Less complex
✓ Lower cost
✓ More stowage efficient
…than those in current commercial demand
THREE KEY PRODUCT AREAS…..
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DEPLOYABLE BOOM TECHNOLOGY
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TWO WORLD RECORDS SET…..• World’s longest retractable nanosat boom system• Fastest time from concept to orbit for a new material
SHOOTING SPACE JUNK…!• RemoveDEBRIS satellite launched April 2018• Satellite released from the International Space Station 21
June 2018• AstroTube Boom successfully deployed after 9 months on
orbit storage on 13 February 2019• Harpoon experiment seen as a “complete success” by
Airbus Defence & Space
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ASTROTUBE MAX DEPLOYABLE BOOM SYSTEM
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• Scalable: 0.5 – 15m• Tuneable stiffness• Low mass• Based upon flight-proven SULA Boom and
OSS AstroTube™ flexible composite• Solar array, antenna and instrumentation
deployment
Actuator
• Single shot, partial deployment or fully retractable
• Variable form factor / stowage envelope
STOWED ENVELOPE & INDICATIVE BOOM MASS
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ANTENNA PRODUCTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Microsat Patch Panel Arrays
• Steerable (2 DOF)• Scalable & modular• 6U and over• S, Ka and Ku patches + solar array options
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Helical deployed diameter greater
than stowed diameter possible
Tri-Filar Cubesat Antennas for IoT
• Up to 10m in length• Low complexity• Cost optimised
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Deployable Helical Antennas
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ANTENNA PRODUCTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Microsat Rib Antennas• Scalable • 6U and up• Up to Ka-band• Both membrane and
proprietary metal mesh reflector
Large Unfurlable Antennas
• Scalable 4m – 12m• Up to Ka-band• Patented design • Unique pre-shaped
membrane surface
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(above left dish image: surface on test rig – not actual antenna!)
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WRAPPED RIB ANTENNAS
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OSS MICROSAT WRAPPED-RIB
• Scalable: 0.5m to 5m• Up to Ka-Band operation
• Proprietary metal mesh surface• Microsat compatible
Currently at TRL3 (prototype demonstrated in lab environment)
• Provides high gain lightweight antenna capability in small stowage area
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CONTACT US:
Oxford Space Systems
Electron Building
Harwell Space Cluster
Harwell OX11 0QR
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1235 567 999
FOLLOW US:
www.oxford.space
@OxfordSpace
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