February 2018
Are we asking the right questions about space debris?
... of the centre of the cluster (i.e., high enough so that debris produced would be long-lived). ASTROSCALE and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) are working on a first joint demonstration mission to simulate orbital debris capture to validate key...
23 May 2016
Soyuz’ latest mission for Europe ready for launch tomorrow
... flight VS15 will launch and deploy two European Galileo navigation satellites in a circular orbit around Earth following a 3 hour ...their onboard payloads are supplied by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) – which is 99 percent owned ...
27 July 2018
UK new space launch capability to be discussed at Global MilSatCom 2018
... Director, Spaceport Cornwall Mr Scott Hammond, Programme Director, Shetland Space Centre Mr Luis Gomes, Chief Technical Officer, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Dr Robert Bond, Head of Future Propulsion, Reaction Engines Ltd Mr Andrew Vick, Head...
19 September 2019
Annual Global MilSatCom conference and exhibition returns to London
... the Disruptive: Future Launch & Development of Small Satellites Mr Gary Lay BEng, Director of Strategic Opportunities, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Future Space & Disruption in the Satellite Market Mr Craig Clark MBE, Chief Scientific Officer...
April 2024
ROOM at the 74th International Astronautical Congress
... in attendance included those of India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UK, while companies included AstroScale, i-Space, Surrey Satellite and Thales Alenia Space. It was also interesting to see a new offering from VAST (tagline: “live in space...
24 June 2016
Will Brexit Lead to Spexit?
... is owned by the European Commission, its prime contractor for payload electronics is the British Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL). Twenty-two Galileo satellites were made by German OHB SE before Brexit, but it is now unclear what will happen...