UK Space Policy and

UK Capabilities in space

April 2012 http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency

Keith Mason

Golden Jubilee of the UK in space

2 day conference and celebration to mark 50th anniversary of launch of first UK space science mission, Ariel 1Science Museum 26-27th April 2012Info on our web site or at http://ukinspace50-conference.com

Today, the UK is a major user of space and a provider of space technology to the world

53 spacecraft in orbit

involving UK government

funding

43 spacecraft in development involving UK government

funding

A dynamic space programmethe UK Space Agency is responsible for ensuring that the UK retains and grows a strategic capability in space-based systems, technologies, science and applications

UK Space Agency in Context

Co-located universities and

industry

Supporting and exploiting the campus

environment

ESA Centre

• Applications• Climate

Change• Exploration

International

Space Innovation

Centre Ltd.

(ISIC)

ESA Business Incubator

creating new space businesses

RAL Space:

Including existing facilities

Harwell Oxford Space Cluster

Industry, universities and

research organisations

Agency partners

(TSB, research councils, MoD…)

ESA

EU space programme

International Space

Agencies

Harwell Oxford

New technologies and applications of

space

Exploring space to gain new knowledge,

train the next generation and

create new technology

Education for space

and

space for education

Using space across the public sector to

deliver more efficient services

New uses of space such as climate change services

Winning a larger share of the global

market

Growth through

exploiting

new opportunities

Growth through smarter government

Science as an

enabler of growth

Growth Strategy

Education

for growth

Growth through

exports

Growth through innovation

Our work has helped create…

The world’s most profitable global mobile satcoms

operator

The world’s first public-private partnership for

secure military communications

(Paradigm)

The builder of the world’s most advanced satellite

telecommunication systems (Astrium Ltd.)

World-leading business in software, satellite control

and ground segment technology

Outstanding achievements in space-based astronomy, planetary science and solar

physics

Excellence in Earth science for climate and

environment monitoring and its use in business

The world’s leading small satellite company (SSTL) and through it, the global

Disaster Monitoring Constellation, DMC

A strong UK role in Galileo, Europe’s global navigation system

An example of our approachHylas-1 mission to deliver broadband internet services via satellite~$50M government technology investment to create Ka-band satellite technology• Underpins a new UK company Avanti Communications (market capitalisation ~$600M)• Operational from April 2011

UK Large Telecoms satellitestechnology supported by the UK Space Agency (and its predecessors) has enabled….

•Skynet 5A,B,C,D for Paradigm Secure Communications

•Alphasat (Inmarsat-XL): UK payload and equipment technology for the first use of the Alphabus large platform;

•ASTRA 2E, ASTRA 2F, ASTRA 2G and ASTRA 5B: four satellite order placed by SES Astra in November 2009 worth over 500M€

•KaSat: Europe's first large all Ka-Band multi-spotbeam broadband satellite;

•Express AM4: Europe's most powerful commercial telecom satellite and the first European prime program sold to Russia;

•Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL’s) new GMP-T (Geostationary Minisatellite Platform) is in an advanced stage of development

•Platform weighs 2.8 tonnes at launch

UK small telecom satellites

SSTL’s Geo platform Development

Navigation - Galileo in 2012 Europe’s Satellite Navigation

Constellation, under European civilian control and offering high precision and high reliability for safety of-life critical applications

• Two test satellites launched :

1. Giove-A (2005) built by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

2. Giove-B (2008) uses navigation payload built by EADS Astrium Ltd in the UK

• 100% successful in orbit

• Four In-orbit verification (IOV) satellites built by EADS Astrium

• 2 launched in 2011 on first Soyuz from Kourou,

• 2 more are due for launch 2012

• Full system (FOC) to become operational in next decade. SSTL have secured 236M€ contract for the first 14 payloads from German company OHB

• Other UK companies involved in the development and supply of the Galileo system, including BT, Logica, QinetiQ, Vega, Inmarsat, Thales and SciSys

A unique UK success story

The UK-led Disaster Monitoring Constellation has seven satellites in orbit (built by SSTL)

UK Government funded the first UK DMC satellite

Two more under construction by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

ESA: five operational Earth science missions.

1. Envisat 2. PROBA 1 multispectral imaging3. GOCE gravity and ocean circulation mission uses

UK-built ion propulsion system 4. SMOS soil moisture and ocean salinity mission5. Cryosat 2 Polar ice sheet measurements

All carry UK instruments or use UK technology to help understand the interior, land, oceans, atmosphere and climate of our home world

Earth observation science in 2012

Further missions are under development:

1.SWARM (2012) magnetic field constellation: UK has built the three platforms using advanced carbon-fibre structures

2.Aeolus: (2014) UK is prime contractor of this Doppler wind lidar mission

3.EarthCARE (2015): atmospheric science mission with major UK instrument and spacecraft involvement

SWARM

GOCE

Advancing science by creating new knowledge & inspiring us to achieve

Driving innovation and growth - new technologies, data analysis techniques and applications, supporting a competitive industry and through training and inspiration

Long term planning allows UK to play a key role in new missions e.g. Solar Orbiter and Euclid

Space science and exploration is at the heart of the UK Space Agency’s programme

• By the end of decade Gaia, LISA Pathfinder. BepiColombo, JWST and the first 2 ‘Medium’ class missions in Cosmic Vision will be launched

UK Space Science in 2012•15 operational missions; 6 projects under development•world-renowned research in astronomy & space science•Eight university groups, Two national laboratories, >50 industrial companies

Space Exploration in 2012

• UK deeply involved in preparation of future of Mars robotic exploration with ESA and Roscosmos– Main focus of UK exploration

investment is Mars rover instrumentation and technologies

– Mars Sample Return as long term goal

• UK is largest contributor to ESA Mars Robotic Exploration Programme and Second largest contributor to ExoMars

Future Launch Vehicles• Reaction Engines Ltd ‘Skylon’ spaceplane and ‘SABRE’ air-breathing rocket

engine• 12 tonnes to LEO (6 tonnes to GTO)• Phase 2 (heat exchanger demonstration) 2012• Phase 3 (complete engine demonstration) 2014• First Flight – 2020• Service entry - 2025

UK Space Agency

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