Presented by Paul Febvre, CTO, Satellite Applications Catapult Ltd at the Satellite Committee meeting on 7th July 2015

1. 07 June 2015
Catapult Overview
Presentation to TechUK

2. Presentation Outline
Catapult Purpose and UK Ambition
Satellite Applications Catapult:
Vision, Mission, and Activities
Explore & Focus Programmes
5-Year Plan and Current Status
Satellite Technology and Opportunities
2020 & 2035 Vision
Q&A

3. Catapults – a new force for innovation & growth
7
Catapults
2013
All Catapults up
and running
£1bn
Private & public
sector investment
• A new world-leading network of technology and innovation
centres
• Bridge the gap between businesses, academia, research and
government
• Long-term investment to transform the UK’s ability to create new
products and services
• Open up global opportunities for the UK and generate sustained
economic growth

4. Catapult Locations

5. Hauser Report 2014 – A brief summary
• Collaborative R&D is key to ensure relevance1) Maintain Long term Investment
2) Maintain 1/3 1/3 1/3 funding model
• Interaction & collaboration between Catapults is
vital
3) Grow network of Catapults
4) Budget increase for Innovation
• Centres-of-excellence as an important approach5) SME Engagement Strategies
• Coherent approach between Catapults is required6) University Engagement Strategies
• R&D related KPIs are important for growth7) KPIs for impact, engagement, R&D
• Disruptive business models; Access to finance8)Neutral Convenor – business
challenges
• Exploitable Infrastructure; Focus on Delivery9)Business-Led Physical Infrastructure
Based
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6. • Economic impact takes time to come through
• Near term use KPIs to track progress
How do we operate – key performance indicators

7. ‘‘We often talk of valleys of
death – good to see
someone building a bridge.’’
David Miller, NASA Chief
Technologist
Satellite Applications Catapult achievements in first two years
New platforms for new businesses:

8. Areas with major growth opportunities
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• International Collaboration
• Food security
• Fishing/ Aquaculture
• Energy – major investments
• Transport – international trade
• Regional & Local engagement
– future cities
• Infrastructure maintenance
• Public Transport
• Autonomous systems
Future Cities
• Global Future Cities market
to be £200 billion by 2030
Agri-Tech / food security
• £96 billion GVA in UK 2012
• 3.8 million employed in UK food
supply chain
• £18 billion food, feed & drinks
exported in 2012
Maritime Transport
Explore Markets
Explore Tech
• Small missions
• Disruptive technology
• Meta-Materials & composite
applications
Security
• Next generation emergency services
networks and applications
• Critical infrastructure
• 20Bn by 2020
Energy
• Offshore renewables: >€200Bn
by 2020 in Europe
• Remote operations
• Fracking: >$600Bn by 2020
• Environmental impact
• M2M Platforms
• Big-Data Access Platforms
• Application Development
Platforms

9. Satellite Application Catapult Facilities
Collaboration
Platform
Strategy
Satellite
Technology
Development
Platforms
Missions
Operations
Platforms
M2M
Integration
Platforms
Data Access
& Processing
Platforms
Application
Development
Platforms
Applications
Operations &
Showcasing
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10. Satellite Communication 2020 Vision – Growth Enablers
• Connected world
• Trends in device power consumption and wireless tech
driving innovation and demand in device connectivity
• Innovation to leverage satellite-based M2M
• The 5th Generation of Cellular technology
• Seamless connectivity has improved user experience and
delivers smarter applications – user demand for connectivity
• Innovation to leverage 5G seamless connectivity
• Intelligent Transport and Connected Car
• Metamaterials driving antenna technology to enable easy
deployment of satellite connectivity
• Innovation to leverage connected vehicles
Technology Innovations Relevant To Future Satellite Services
Mobile M2M
Seamless Communications
Connected Vehicles

11. Earth Observation 2020-2035 Concept
Technology Innovations Relevant To Future Satellite Services
• Fractionated Spacecraft
• Virtual large satellites
• Continuous communication
• On-board satellite processing to decrease data volumes
• Space programmable hardware
• Operationally using GNSS reflectometry and radio-occultation
• High resolution passive and active satellites
• Deployable Optics
• Synthetic Aperture Technology
• Multi-application “Super SAR”
• Multi-frequency
• Multi- polarisation
FPGA (ZTEX)
Fractionated Spacecraft
GNSS reflectometry

12. Position, Navigation and Timing 2020-2035 Concept
• Large amounts of funding directed into Quantum PNT leading to:
• Chip Scale Atomic Clocks
• Cold Atom Accelerometers
• Gravity Telescope
• Indoor position through seamless technology combinations
• High Altitude Platforms
• Regional augmentations for increased performance
• Optical Positioning Sensors offering improved accuracy and robust
control
• Autonomously determine position anywhere in Solar system with
Pulsar Navigation
HAPs airship
Seamless indoor/outdoor
Pulsar Navigation

13. New Space 2020-2035 Concept
Technology Innovations Relevant To Future Satellite Services
Trends
• Sustained miniaturisation of technologies
• Demand for devices which are more:
• Light
• Cheap
• Reliable
• Capable
• Power-efficient
• Regulation is likely to determine growth rate
• Enabling critical technologies including signal
and image processing techniques
• Capability to provide high-reliability sustained
space-based data acquisition and processing
• Regulation is likely to determine growth rate
• New space debris mitigation methods and concepts
necessary to sustain future growth
CubeSat
Novel Launching
Planet Labs Flock

14. • Strategy as envisaged in 2012:
Five-Year Business plan
• 2015 revenue target achieved
• Five-year plan states that we expect
2/3rd funding from other sources than
Core Grant by 2020