2023 programme

Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Online

Thursday, 21 September 2023

Online

Friday, 22 September 2023

Online

Monday, 25 September 2023

Online

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Online

Thursday, 28 September 2023

Hybrid

Module one:

Applications

Module two:

Link engineering

Module three:  

Access and networks

Module four:

Antennas and spacecraft

Module five:  

Regulations and spectrum

Module six:  

Workshop exercises

08:45

Teams open

08:55

Teams open

08:55

Teams open

08:55

Teams open

08:55

Teams open

08:45

Chair: Dave Davis, ST Engineering iDirect

Chair: David Dean, DSTL

Chair: David Dean, DSTL

Chair: TBC

Chair: TBC

Chair: Daryl Jones, Arbus Defence and Space

09:00

Session 1

Chairman’s welcome

Principles and background of satellite communications

Dave Davis
ST Engineering iDirect

09:00

Session 5

Link budget primer

Tim Tozer
University of York

09:00

Session 9

TCP/IP and satellite

Gorry Fairhurst
University of Aberdeen

09:00

Session 13

Propagation

Ifiok Otung
University of Bradford

09:00

Session 17

Satcoms regulations and spectrum management

Mark Posen
RPC Telecommunications Ltd

09:00 (online)

10:00 (onsite)

Session 20

Projects:

Project A: Payload design

Project leader: Daryl Jones, Airbus Defence and Space

Project B: Earth station design

Spyridon Grammenos
Inmarsat

10:30

Refreshment break

10:30

Refreshment break

10:30

Refreshment break

10:30

Refreshment break

10:30

Refreshment break

10:30

10:45

Session 2

Commercial aspects of Satcoms

David Jowsey
Senior Product Manager, BT Media & Broadcast

10:45

Session 6

Modulation and coding

Alister Burr
University of York

10:45

Session 10

Satellite access techniques

Tim Tozer

10:45

Session 14

NGSO systems

Farbod Kayhan
e2E Group

10:45

Session 18

Payload engineering

Daryl Jones
Airbus DS

10:45

Session 20 (continued)

12:15

Lunch

12:15

Lunch

12:15

Lunch

12:15

Lunch

12:15

Lunch

12:30

 Lunch

End of course for online attendees

13:15

Session 3

Milsatcoms

Dave Davis
ST Engineering iDirect

13:15

Session 7

Satellite system planning -
power link budgets

Barry Evans
University of Surrey

13:15

Session 11

Passive antennas

Tim Waterfield
Industry expert

13:00

Session 15

Satcom on the move (SOTM)

Kevin Shaw
Uk Strategic Command, MoD

13:15

Session 19

Earth station RF engineering

Daryl Jones
Airbus DS

13:15

Session 21

Project presentations

14:45

Refreshment break

14:45

Refreshment break

14:45

Refreshment break

14:30

Refreshment break

14:45

Refreshment break

14:45

15:00

Session 4

Emerging technologies – satellite-5G future vision

Paul Febvre, Satellite Applications Catapult

15:00

Session 8

QoS design using link budgets

Barry Evans
University of Surrey

15:00

Session 12

Active antennas

Tim Waterfield
Industry expert

14:45

Session 16A

Spacecraft engineering and testing

Max Petrozzi Ilstad
ESA

15:00

Close of day five and project briefs

15:00

Session 22

Site tour : Airbus facility in Stevenage

15:45

Refreshment break

15:30

Close of day five

15:30

16:00

Session 16B

Space environment

Pip Halpin DSTL

17:00

16:30

Close of day one

16:30

Close of day two

16:30

Close of day three

17:00

Close of day four