Thursday, August 11th, 2011
SSTL has today announced that it will launch the NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites on behalf of the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) by a Dnepr launch vehicle from Yasny, Russia 17th August 2011. Both NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X will be launched into the Disaster Monitoring Constellation, where they will assist with disaster relief and
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has signed a £110m contract with satellite imaging provider DMC International Imaging (DMCii) to provide three SSTL-300S1 satellites, a new smallsat design which provides unparalleled 1 metre high resolution imagery with high speed downlink and 45 degrees off-pointing. The three satellites will form a new constellation, DMC3, with enormous imaging
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has moved its technical operations into The Kepler Building, a new £10 million state-of-the-art technical facility, providing assembly, testing and integration of satellites platforms and payloads for SSTL’s global customers in a single location.
Friday, May 6th, 2011
As part of the Astrium-led Earth Observation (EO) Hub project at the International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) in Harwell, small satellite pioneer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has completed the installation of key groundstation equipment. This comprehensive new system provides everything needed to plan mission operations, communicate with the satellites and downlink the images and
Monday, April 18th, 2011
A technology demonstration satellite project part-funded by the UK’s national innovation agency is ready to start construction having passed its Preliminary Design Review (PDR). TechDemoSat-1 will function as a combined orbital testbed and showcase for some of UK industry’s most promising space technology, aimed at winning substantial international business in the future. It will give
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has won a €10.69m contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) via Dutch Space to provide a Short Wave Infra-Red (SWIR) spectrometer as part of the TROPOMI instrument for the Sentinel 5 Precursor atmospheric monitoring mission. The SWIR spectrometer will be used to measure carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4)
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Guildford-based small satellite company Surrey Satellite Technology has won a £770,000 grant to begin the design phase of a technology demonstration satellite. When TechDemoSat-1 is completed, in 18 months, it will provide cost-effective ways of putting experiments into orbit so they can be developed into commercial ventures. The TechDemoSat-1 will be developed using a grant
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Small satellite pioneer Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has today been awarded a grant to commence the design phase of a national technology demonstration satellite called TechDemoSat-1. The UK’s Technology Strategy Board and the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) have together provided a grant of £770,000 to fund the core mission design elements. SSTL, UK
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Gordon Hopkinson was one of the world’s experts in the physics of optical detectors used in a wide range of applications from digital cameras through to international space missions and even mobile phones. For three decades he was involved in detailed analysis and modelling of solid state cameras and contributed significantly to the research of
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is sponsoring the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2010 in Prague 27th September – 1st October. Founded by Sir Martin Sweeting, the British small satellite pioneer will celebrate its 25 year heritage of launching unparalleled value satellite missions and unveil new Earth observation capabilities for the first time at the exhibition.
