Satellite Applications Catapult Centre 2nd Scottish Space Symposium 6th March 2012

Michael Lawrence

Head of Special Projects

Agenda

• Introduction to the Technology Strategy Board

• Our role in Space

• Satellite Applications Catapult Centre

The Technology Strategy Board is…

A national body supporting business innovation...

for business benefit..

for economic growth..

for quality of life..

Who we are as an organisation…

• An arm’s length executive body guided by business-led Governing Board

• Sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

• We work across government departments and often in partnership with the research councils

• Focused on business innovation and the application of technology

• Staff of around 140 based in Swindon

Our Strategy

Support for companies from Concept to Commercialisation

In just 4 years..

• Over 2000 CR&D projects launched – Most are Business led

• 4000 business partnerships and almost all the UK’s universities

• Together with partners and business, over £2bn invested in UK innovation

• Developed new ways of reaching out to SMEs

– Launchpad, Feasibility Studies, Grant for R&D programme (SMART)

• Catapult Centres programme

Our role in Space

Why is Space in Special Projects?

• ‘The Technology Strategy Board works closely with the UK Space Agency to enable the development, commercialisation and exploitation of space technologies’

• We have :

– A formal service level agreement with the UK Space Agency

– A direct relationship with the European Space Agency and responsibility for part of the UK Subscription to ESA

Why is Space important and unique as a driver of innovation and growth? • Satellite systems have global reach

– Communications

– Broadcasting

– Positioning

– Observation

• Space technology has to meet many challenges – A hostile environment

– High reliability

– Autonomous operation

– Analysis of large data sets

– Small, low power, low mass equipment

Space is a growth area

• Global market forecast

to be worth £400 billion

by 2030

• UK industry aims to

capture 10% of market

• ‘applications and

services using Space

data will be one of the

most important elements

for delivering growth’

Promising Space applications • Distance learning and telemedicine

• E-commerce

• Entertainment

• Location-based consumer services

• Traffic management

• Precision farming and natural resources management

• Urban planning

• Disaster prevention and management

• Meteorology and climate change

OECD report The Space Economy at a Glance 2011

Promising Space applications – across all our theme areas

• Delivery partner of the UK Space Agency for telecommunications and navigation programmes

• Promoting business opportunities for the UK Space industry across other growth sectors

• Providing Technology Demonstration opportunities

• Knowledge Transfer to drive growth

• Open Innovation to accelerate commercialisation of R & D activity

Our role - working with the UK Space Agency

Delivering European Space Agency programmes

• Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) – Development, qualification and demonstration of products and

applications for Satellite Telecommunications

• Integrated Applications Promotion – Development of operational services through the combination of

different space systems

• GNSS Evolution – Technology development for future satellite navigation systems

• Technology Transfer – Supporting the ESA Business Incubator Centre at Harwell and

wider Technology Transfer programme

TechDemoSat removing a barrier to market

• Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) project to create a low cost ‘in orbit test bed’ for innovative UK technology

• Supported by TSB and SEEDA grants

• CubeSat Challenge - UKube1

– With STFC and Astrium

– Co funding for platform (ClydeSpace) and support for payload competition

Technology Demonstration

National Space Technology Strategy and Roadmaps

Based on the Innovation and Growth Strategy recommendations

a detailed analysis of sector requirements and capabilities.

Divided into five areas:

Telecoms, Position Navigation & Timing, Sensors, Robotics & Exploration and Access to Space

1. Exploit the Growth

opportunities Identified in the Space Innovation and Growth Strategy

2. Promote Sustainable Economic Growth

3. Encourage Use of the open innovation culture established by ISIC and supporting infrastructure

Cofunded by UKSA (£6m) and SEEDA (£0.5m)

NSTP Space for Growth competition

Fast track results

– 54 applications

– 28 projects funded

– Total £2.5m public funding + £2.5m industry funding

Strong SME participation (45%)

55% 26%

5%

14%

SME Engagement (Leads)

Large

SME

Micro SME

Small SME

Fast Track Split by Roadmap area

Satellitetelecommunications

Sensing

Position, navigation andtiming

Access to space

Robotics and exploration

Collaborative R & D challenge competitions – opportunities for Space companies

Driving Innovation in Space

Space Agency Innovation Agency

Growth

Satellite Applications Catapult Centre

New name, clearer vision

Satellite Applications Catapult:

‘generating growth across the economy through new satellite enabled business’

Satellites have a unique global reach;

• Communications

• Broadcasting

• Positioning

• Observation

Out of scope - Space science, Space exploration, Manned space flight,

Expendable rocket launchers, Astronomy

Stakeholder engagement summary – thank you ! • Built on the relationships established by the Space Innovation and

Growth Team and the International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC)

• Well organised and inclusive industry response – Ukspace Trade Association + Intellect + BARSC

• Connections being made outside Space sector – e.g. IBM, Google, BMT, Willis Re, SGI, TISICS, Reliance Precision

• Strong alignment with new public sector landscape – Space Leadership Council

– UK Space Agency, European Space Agency, Met Office, NPL, DSTL

– Commercially focused University research activity e.g. Surrey, Reading, Leicester, Nottingham etc.

• Good response to open engagement process – Space KTN Special Interest Group on _connect (1200 members, 63 in TIC group)

– Orientation workshop (84 attendees)

– Surveys – industry (80 responses), university Business Development (12 responses)

– Conference sessions at UK Space Conf, Earth Observation Conf, Venturefest

– Specialist workshops – Propulsion, MEMS, Entrepreneurs in Space (Innovate 11)

Broad industry engagement

27

Established Space companies

Niche Space companies

Large multi-sector companies

SME’s looking to grow in the Space sector New ventures

Non space organisations

Why did Satellite Applications get selected?

• Large global market

• ‘Spillover’ to other growth markets

• Possible to create ‘critical mass’

• Ongoing R&D funding – TSB, UKSA, ESA, EU

• Right time – Catapult can accelerate growth

• Evidence of good UK wide collaboration

• Sustainability mindset

• Impact on economic growth/Gross Value Add

Progress since 4th Jan announcement

• 26th January – Industry workshop (90 attendees) and launch call for registration of interest

• 3rd February – Public sector workshop (70 attendees)

• 6th February – Webinar for other interested parties (60 attendees)

• 27th February – Open surgery at ISIC Harwell – 1:1 meetings

• 1st March – Closing date for registration of interest

• 9th March – Consortium submits initial business plan proposal

• 19th March – Proposal reviewed by expert panel

• End March – Business Plan conference – to brief UK community

• TSB Governing Board meeting – confirm consortium and agree to development of detailed business plan

Call for registration of interest

89 submissions received

To capture input from:

Organisations who want to

provide capability to the

centre

Organisations who want to

use the centre

Individuals who want to

support the Governance of

the centre

Sat AppsTimeline Draft 2

J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A

Sat Apps

F Funding in place

2012 2013

D Decision Announced P Publish Scope Doc

OC Oversight Committee

2014

GB Gov Board Mtg R Review

Set-up phase Consortium delivery team develops detailed Delivery

Plan

F Outline

Plan P Centre Operational D

GB

Identify consortium

Initial Business

Case

R External experts

Review

Gov Board approve

consortium and

outline plan

Interim Steering Group

CEO and Consortium management team in place

Supervisory Board

Technical Advisory Group/Industry Liaison Group as required

A

A Approval

26/1 Industry w/shop

3/2 Public sector w/shop

6/2 Webinar

27/2 Open surgery

Business Plan Conference

Phase 1

Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

TSB led Consortium led,

TSB support

Catapult

entity led

Catapult operational –

management and governance

structures in place

Project delivery team – TSB led in phase 1 • John Yates – Project Manager

• Michael Lawrence

• Colin Baldwin (ISIC)

• Keith Robson (Uni of Surrey)

• Richard Peckham (Ukspace)

• Supported by industry representatives: – Matt Perkins (SSTL)

– Nick Veck (Astrium Geo Information Services)

– Mark Dumville (NSL)

– Stuart Martin (Logica)

– Paul Febvre (Inmarsat)

Project delivery team - Terms of Reference

• To work with the wider industrial community, research base and public sector to develop a proposal and an outline business plan

• Seek to gain broad support across the UK Space community

• Establish a consortium that will run the centre as an independent entity

Outline Business Plan will include:

• Expanded vision and scope – confirm added value

• Initial view of priority areas of activity

• Plans for relationships, open innovation, knowledge transfer – Existing facilities

– Research base

– SME engagement

• Milestones and deliverables

• Sustainable Economy Framework

• Risks and mitigation

• Management and governance

• Financial plan

Building the Catapult’s research programme and core competencies

• Explore priority themes from National Space Technology Strategy

• Explore promising service and application ideas from OECD report

• Prepare for (or follow on from) commercially focused EU or ESA funded R&D projects

• Work on industry funded research to explore routes to commercialisation

• Feasibility studies/demonstrations for potential Government customers

Collaborative R & D competitions – an ongoing funding source

Future plans:- Space themed C R&D -technology -applications

Challenge areas e.g. Water, Maritime Galileo Masters SBRI (Government customers) SMART (for SMEs)

Plus potential to support EU Horizon 2020 projects

The role of the industry consortium – members of the company limited by guarantee • Commitment to shared vision with TSB

– Working with TSB to shape strategy

– High calibre seconded staff

– Are the members of the company limited by guarantee

• Alignment of industry and Catapult research programmes – Must have significant UK R&D activity

– Prepared to commission work from the Catapult

• Help establish the credibility of the Catapult – Accelerating the commercialisation of research

• Long term commitment to UK growth objectives – Prepared to embrace an open innovation culture to help drive growth

Satellite Applications Catapult governance structure Member Advisory Board consortium members Strategic direction – sets the ‘industry led’ tone Supervisory Board Chair appointed by TSB CEO appointed by TSB/Chair Independent non execs - not from member organisations TSB representative Supported by- Technical Advisory Group experts from the research base Industry Liaison Group wide range of industry representatives including ‘non space’ and SMEs Management Board full time executives – day to day management of the centre

Technology Demonstration - in orbit

Low cost Satellite Operations Centre

SSTL, Guildford

Payload

Downlink

TM / TC

Link

Spacecraft

Operations

Engineer

TM / TC Archive

Payload Control CentreMission

Manager

Payload

Operations

Engineer

Payload Data

Product Archive

TechDemoSatPayload

Management /

Planning System

Spacecraft

Control System

TM / TC

Link

Payload

Downlink

Prototype Applications and Services – on the ground

Satellite Applications Catapult -potential core competencies

– Mobile Sat Comms Applications Centre (Inmarsat)

– Air Traffic Management demonstration centre (Inmarsat)

– Autonomous and Intelligent Systems Facility (SciSys)

– Disaster Relief & Emergency Communications (Avanti)

– Maritime Safety Data Centre (exact Earth)

– NovaSAR applications and services (Astrium)

– SAR applications and services (Vega Space)

– Satellite Propulsion Centre of Excellence (Qinetiq)

– Centre for Climate and Environmental Monitoring from Space (CCEMS) (for UKSA)

– Centre for Calibration of Satellite Instrumentation (STFC)

Satellite Applications Catapult – supporting technology and service demonstrations

• In progress

– TechDemoSat 1

– NovaSAR

– UKube1

• Future

– European Data Relay System (user ground station)

• GMES?

– TechDemoSat 2 etc.

– UKube 2 etc.

– Hosted payloads

Slide 42

What are the challenges for an SME?

Investment, funding, finance

Recruitment (and training)

Access to facilities

Access to expertise, R&D

Opportunities to showcase

Opportunities to scale

Opportunities to trial

Opportunities to interface

and integrate

Slide 43

Concerns of an SME

Addressing concerns = challenges for Catapult

Summary – keep it simple

A Satellite Applications Catapult will ;

• Provide the end to end infrastructure required to link innovative ideas from existing players and new collaborators from outside the Space sector

• Prototype and demonstrate new applications

– e.g. Mobile communications, Maritime safety, Air Traffic Management, Climate and Environmental Services, Natural resource management

Summary

‘Space can increasingly be seen as an important potential source of economic growth, social wellbeing and sustainable development’

OECD The Space Economy at a Glance 2011

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Satellite Applications Catapult Centre Back up slides

Catapult vision

The Catapult centres programme represents a long-term strategic investment to create a transforming innovation resource, enabling the UK to address market needs in key areas and compete in the global markets of tomorrow – generating growth and wealth for the UK.

What is a Catapult centre?

Business-focused centre that makes world-leading technical capability available to businesses to solve their technical challenges

Provides -

• Access to world-leading technology & expertise

• Reach into the knowledge base for world-class science

• Capability to undertake collaborative R&D projects with business

• Capability to undertake contract research for business

• Strongly business focused with a professional delivery ethos

• Create a critical mass of activity

• Skills development at all levels

Satellite Applications Catapult – adding value to knowledge transfer activities

• Knowledge Transfer Networks

– Space Special Interest Group

– Position Navigation & Timing group of ICT KTN

• Trade Associations

• Professional bodies

• Skills development and CPD activity

• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

• Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation

Catapult Operating Guidelines

• Prepared by TSB

• Describe the working arrangements between TSB and the centres e.g.

• Governance

• Funding model

• Metrics

• Intellectual Property

• State Aid

• Communications and branding

• Freedom of Information

• Relationship with other public bodies

• Sustainability

• Will evolve as the network matures

Performance metrics – will be agreed with each centre

Potential examples:

• Increasing wealth creation arising from effective commercialisation of new technologies and applications fostered by the centres

• Intermediate measures:

• Value of work won competitively

• Number of new customers, projects, successful projects, new customers/year, etc.

• Sustainability should also underpin the business model for all centres