Summer of awards for SSTL

Friday, July 7. 2006

SSTL are pleased to announce that the Royal Institute of Navigation has awarded them the Institute's Certificate of Achievement as a result of the construction and successful launch of the first Galileo validation satellite, GlOVE-A. The Certificate will be submitted to the Institute's Patron, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, for signature and the certificate will be presented at the AGM to be held on 13 October by the Institute's President.

Congraulations to all those directly involved in GIOVE-A at SSTL and the Surrey Space Centre (SSC).

Just last month, SSTL were one of 50 finalists in the Computerworld 2006 Awards, having been nominated by Cisco in the Environment, Energy and Agriculture section as detailed in Lloyd Wood's personal pages at The University Of Surrey.

The award was given for SSTL's work on the Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) which is used to plan land use, monitor the environment and monitor natural disasters.

Since 1988, The Computerworld Honors Program brings together the principals of the world's foremost information technology companies to recognize and document the achievements of the men, women, organizations and institutions around the world, whose visionary applications of information technology promote positive social, economic and educational change.

Sir Martin is in top 10 Britons

Wednesday, July 5. 2006
In the news

Pioneering SSTL Group CEO Sir Martin Sweeting has been named one of The Independent newspaper’s “10 Britons who shaped the world” for the global changes brought about by SSTL’s small, low cost satellites.

Sir Martin’s vision of changing the economies of space began when he built a small, low cost satellite for his PhD project at the University Of Surrey which was successfully launched and communicated with a base station at the University.



The unique, highly capable low cost small satellites launched by SSTL have provided developing nations and commercial operations with access to space. Highlights include the SSTL operated Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) which monitors natural disasters and provides geographical planning internationally and Beijing-1, which is providing cloud-free images of the whole of China and will be used to plan land use for the Beijing Olympics.

Sir Martin was knighted in 2002 in recognition of his pioneering work.



The Independent