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In February this year was held in London on the tenth anniversary of the Disaster Monitoring Constellation, constellation mini multinational observation satellites owned land from different countries and built by the British company Surrey Satellite Technology Limited -SSTL . This innovative concept of mini-satellites, dating back to 1981, when Dr. Martin Sweeting as part of his PhD thesis in Electronic Engineering and Communications at the University of Surrey, built and launched the first micro satellite in the UK.
Professor Martin Sweeting was born in London in 1951, pioneered the concept of building low-cost mini-satellites and high capacity, using existing electronic components, but prepared to operate in extreme conditions of space , thereby achieving lower costs dramatically, having coined the term "Changing Space Economy."
In 1985, after having built and successfully launched 2 micro satellites University of Surrey, formed the company Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, SSTL, which has designed, built and launched 34 satellites to date, including the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (which includes countries like Algeria, China, Nigeria, Turkey, Spain and the UK), currently in final construction phase observation satellite platforms 8 for various countries such as Nigeria, Russia, UK, Canada and Kazakhstan, and 14 satellites European GPS constellation GIOVE commissioned by the European Space Agency, ESA.
With a very particular philosophy for its origins at the University of Surrey and close relationship with the Surrey Space Center, one of the most space research centers in Europe, has managed to develop successfully comprehensive technology transfer programs for 12 countries, among which we can mention Korea, Nigeria, Turkey, South Africa, among others.
In 2004, formed the company SSTL DMC International Imaging (DMCii), which coordinates the operation business data provided by Earth observation satellites that make up this constellation multinational. The DMC is part of the International Charter "Space and Major Disasters", and has provided important information to major disasters like the Tsunami in Asia, Hurricane Katrina, floods in Colombia and the United Kingdom, the earthquake in Sichuan in China, etc.
SSTL now has grown to 360 employees, builds mini geostationary communications satellites, radar, satellite navigation and is working on an upcoming mission to the moon, all these projects at a fraction of the usual cost. His most recent challenge, the construction of a constellation of satellites combined with one hand to cover the ground completely in a day and others with sub-meter monitoring capabilities.
's CEO Sir Martin Sweeting of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited and also Director of the Surrey Space Centre, where leading a team of 60 engineers and doctors who investigate the most advanced technologies and concepts for mini-satellites, has created SSTL commercial real academic synergy. Sir Martin has received numerous awards for his contribution to the development of aerospace technology and in particular for pioneering the concept of mini-satellites, has been knighted by the Queen of England in 2002, 2006 became part of the board of the British Space Agency and the Advisory Committee on Micro gravity, human spaceflight and space exploration United Nations, recently received the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of Navigation in the UK for the development of the successful GIOVE-A mission, which led to the European Galileo GPS constellation.
This visionary engineer who has made it possible for aerospace technology approaches to developing countries could visit soon, we aware of this exceptional academic event.
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