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

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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

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. Neil Mitchison, (former) Head of the "Security Technology Assessment", European Commission

02:30PM

Networking break

03:00PM

Crop monitoring from space

03:30PM

Maritime surveillance from space

04:00PM

Disaster damage mitigation from space

04:45PM

Networking drinks