Day 1
7 April 2016
Satellites – Day 1
This session will cover all areas of the technology behind satellite building, launching and applications. Satellites are smaller, cheaper and longer lasting than ever and on the increase. Constellations of satellites orbiting earth here we analyse the technology that enables it to be so.
09:30AM
Nano, micro and picosatellites
10:00AM
Vulnerability of GPS systems
10:30AM
networking break
11:00AM
Data from satellite constellations
11:45AM
Keynote – Public and private partnerships in satcom industries
Magali Vaissiere
Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications
European Space Agency
Magali Vaissiere, Director of Telecommunications and integrated Applications at the European Space Agency will address the public and private partnerships in the satcom industries
How communication satellites are changing the game in suborbital rockets, innovative small satellites, partnerships with commercial efforts and “mainstream” science missions in the EELV/Falcon 9/Delta II/Taurus II ranges
. Magali Vaissiere, Director of Telecommunications and Integrated Applications , European Space Agency
12:15PM
Lunch
Earth observation from space – Day 1
01:30PM
Science, technology and applications
02:00PM
Space weather from technologies to effective capabilities
Neil Mitchison
(former) Head of the "Security Technology Assessment"
European Commission
02:00PM - Day 1
View Space weather from technologies to effective capabilities
. Neil Mitchison, (former) Head of the "Security Technology Assessment", European Commission