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Sir Martin Sweeting OBE FRS FREng

Executive Chairman, SSTL

Director, Surrey Space Centre

Space at Surrey

SpacePLAN 2020 , Guildford, 27 February 2014

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Space is part of our everyday lives…

The use of space is expanding …and in the last decade has

become an essential infrastructure for our national economies,

well-being and security…. and in contributing to international

efforts on the environment and climate.

Communications Timing Agriculture Disasters

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Surrey: Changing the Economics of Space

Rapid-response small satellites

using advanced terrestrial (COTS) technology

Credit

OHB

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Satellite Engineering Research

Surrey Space Centre – University of Surrey

~100 academic researchers specialising in space engineering, small satellite

techniques & academic training (MSc, PhD) since 1979

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Multi-disciplinary research

– Planetary Environments, Instrumentation

– Nano-Satellites, Pico-Satellites & Aerobots

– Astrodynamics & Propulsion

– Embedded Systems, Data Handling and

Communications

– Space Vehicle Attitude & Orbit Control Systems

– Signal Processing, Navigation and GPS

– Remote Sensing Applications

– Space Robotics, Rovers, In-Orbit Servicing

– RF Systems, Antennas and Radar (SAR)

– Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence and Biomimetics

Over-the-horizon research

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Mobility Systems/Robotics – Bio-inspired drill for planetary missions

– RDV and Docking/ Teleoperation, on-orbit servicing

– Mars Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

– ESA and PPARC funded ExoMars rover studies

– Micro-Rovers, traction control, tracked and legged vehicles

– Entry Descent and Landing systems (EDLS)

Control, Autonomy, intelligence, Communications – Advanced OBDH and ISL (laser and RF) technology;

intelligent motes, network comms.

– Rover Navigation and Control, Machine Vision Systems

– Autonomy, AI algorithms

– Formation flying

– Precision pin-point landing

Micro-Instrumentation

Robotic Exploration

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TT to Medical, Energy, Nuclear,

Defence…

Biomimetic Mechanisms

Modern Control

Theories

Robot Soil Interaction

Enabling Technologies

Visual Navigation

Autonomy & Modelling

Space Vehicles Wasp Drill

Rovers

Robot Arms

Pene-trators

Space & non-Space Missions

the Moon, Mars, Small

bodies, beyond

EO Self-inspection,

Debris Removal

STAR Laboratory

Prof Yang Gao

Dr Mini Saaj

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Earth Observation, Earth Science and Space Science

– GPS Reflectometry for sea-state monitoring

– Hyperspectral remote sensing instrument for vegetation

stress monitoring

– Investigation into low-cost, low-mass Infra-Red optical

systems

– Development of a spaceborne low-cost Ozone monitor, and

analysis of its flight results

– Low cost Ozone and SO2 monitoring

– Miniature radiation monitors, environment and effects

research

– Development of bi/multi-static SAR L-/X-band mission

concepts

– Development of Topside ionospheric sounding concepts

– SAR Image processing and interpretation

– Intelligent on-board image processing for change detection

– Feature detection through image sequences

– Electronic Intelligence payloads

– Small smart antennas for GNSS

EO & Space Science

Dr Raffaella

Guida

Prof Craig

Underwood

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Formation Flying, Swarms

– ISLs and Distributed Intelligence

– Optimal Deployment and Maintenance strategies

– Sparse Aperture Arrays

– Space Science Swarms

– Formation Flying

– Collision detection/avoidance

– EO Imaging Campaign Scheduler using Ant Colony

approach

Structures & Mechanisms

– Structural integrity

– Ultra-stable structures

– Microvibrations

– Space mechanisms

– Multi-functional strictures

Astrodynamics

Dr Phil Palmer

Prof ‘G’ Aglietti

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Space Vehicle Control

– CMGs for Agility/Stability

– Combined Attitude Control/Energy Storage

– Underactuated Control

– EM Levitation, Magnetic Bearings

– Optical Laser ISL Control

– Quad-Rotor Aerobot

– Solar Sails/Kites

– Electrostatic Formation Flying

– Lorentz Force Formation Flying

– Debris mitigation & reduction

Space vehicle control

Prof Vaios Lappas

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On-Board Data Handling Systems

– Distributed Computing for Satellite Clusters

– Reconfigurable System-on-a-Chip

– SPACEWIRE, Robust Architectures

– Optimisation of IEEE 802.11 for ISLs

CubeSat, PalmSat, PCBSat

– Development of CubeSat/PalmSAT

– PCBSat swarm

– Spacecraft-on-a-Chip

Space Radiation Effects

– In-orbit radiation induced effects

– Space weather

Electric Propulsion

– Resistojets, Hybrids

– PPT Thruster

– Hollow Cathode Thruster

– Helicon Double Layer Thruster

– Field Emission Electric Thruster

Communications

Dr Chris Bridges

Keith Ryden

Dr Aaron Knoll

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and in 2013 … STRaND-1

STRaND nanosatellite (4.3 kg)

On-board

SmartPhone

launch 25th Feb’13

from Sriharikota,

India

Electric Pulsed Plasma

Thrusters

Water Alcohol Resistojet

Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstration

Joint SSC-SSTL research mission

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next CubeSail …

SSTL mission to demonstrate solar sail deployment, solar sailing and

de-orbiting technology for debris removal using a STRaND nanosatellite

as the core spacecraft.

Unique sail ACS and sail deployment mechanism

developed by SSC

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SSC R&D programme with CalTech and NASA/JPL to demonstrate autonomous in-orbit robotic assembly and reconfiguration of a multi-mirror space telescope

“Mirrorcraft” based on STRaND nanosat with RDV and docking technology

Next generation space telescopes

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SSTL: Operational Smallsat Missions

SSTL: spin-out from University of Surrey (1985) – now owned by Airbus (2009)

Small satellites for operational missions (SSTL) and services (DMCii)

Design, manufacture, integration, test, launch services, orbital operations

(615 staff – 3 locations in UK – SST-US subsidiary)

Real synergy of academic research and commercial exploitation

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Surrey: 41 small satellites - in 31 years

DELTA ARIANE TSYKLON ZENIT SS18/Dnepr COSMOS ATHENA SOYUZ PSLV ATLAS

41 Satellites launched

19 new satellites

27 new payloads

200+ satellite-years ops

100% mission success

over last 15 years

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SSTL’s Primary Products & Services

SSTL-100 wide area imaging

SSTL-150 high res imaging

SSTL-300 high performance

Global network of ground stations

Bus equipment rapid custom

platform design

Optical, RF payloads and

geostationary comms

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Navigation/Timing Constellations

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GIOVE-A: first Galileo satellite to secure

frequency allocations for Europe’s navigation

system

Built by SSTL in 30 months and €30M;

launched on time; 660kg; use of COTS

7 years operations in MEO – exceeding its 2.5

years planned lifetime

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GALILEO: FOC for EU/ESA

OHB + SSTL

GALILEO Full Operational

Constellation

22 satellites

SSTL navigation payloads

OHB platforms

Delivery for launch in 2014-15

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Novel International Collaboration – 6 countries

Individual satellite ownership

Collaborative operation

Data sharing and exchange

Daily imaging worldwide (600km swaths)

National, disaster and commercial use

International Constellation: DMC

Disaster Monitoring Constellation

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DMC Key Applications

Disaster Response

Forest Monitoring

Precision Agriculture

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High resolution imaging (4m GSD)

Courtesy

21AAT

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2.5-metre GSD panchromatic (NigeriaSat-2 Dubai)

Courtesy

NASRDA

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2.5-metre GSD pan-sharpened m/s (NigeriaSat-2)

Courtesy

NASRDA

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Commercial business

providing EO services

through DMCii

1-metre GSD very high resolution EO

imaging constellation

4 satellites being manufactured for

launch in 2014-15

21AT in Beijing is DMCii’s primary

customer for DMC3 to provide a high

resolution EO service

Next generation EO services…

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Low-Cost (£45M) S-band SAR satellite

Maritime surveillance

De-forestation, flood monitoring

4 Modes: 6-30m resolution

Airborne demonstrator flown

400kg – ready in 2015

SSTL & ASTRIUM UK

Constellation to complement DMC

Radar remote sensing: NovaSAR

NovaSAR

Day/Night and All-Weather monitoring

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2500kg launch mass

Payload mass: up to 450kg

Power: up to 4.5kW

6 active Ku-band transponders

72MHz channels

Design Life: 15 years

Autonomous operations

Reprogrammable on-board software

Capability for multiple repositioning

End of life disposal

Small Geostationary Communications Satellite

GMP-T

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Changing the Economics of Space