wednesday 12th november
venue: big school, main building, malvern college
Talk: A History of Milsatcom in the UK – SKYNET, presented by Paul Wells. Many will not realise but UK was the first to launch and operate a Geostationary Military Satcom satellite in 1969. This talk will cover from the early days of this satellite through to the current day position and the future plans of UK Milsatcom. The talk will also delve into the ground and user aspects as well as the importance of Worcestershire in the evolution of military satcom covering small user terminals, protected modems through to Geolocation of interferers.
About the speaker: Paul is an experienced Space and Satcoms specialist with over 40 years in the industry. Starting work at the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment as a student in 1982 Paul has been engaged in all aspects of space, security, communications and specialising in satcom through to today. He has helped develop the UK’s Skynet system (engaged in Skynet 2 through to the current Skynet 6); worked with Allied systems as well as starting the UK and 5 eyes work on military use of commercial satcom systems and satcom systems vulnerability. He has also developed user terminals from paging systems, through handheld to large fixed anchors and mobile terminals covering land, sea and air across all satcom bands. He spent 5 years in Luxembourg helping the successful launch and operations of the LuxGovSat military satcom system and is the current UK MOD Chief Satcom Engineer based in Corsham, Wiltshire.
NOTE: Different venue than usual for regular attendees.
HOSTED AT MALVERN COLLEGE
Venue Access: Big School is located on the first floor and can be accessed via the main entrance to Main College. A stair lift is available for those requiring assistance.
Parking: Free parking is available in the Main College Car Park or along College Road, both within a short walking distance of the venue.
Address: Malvern College, College Road, WR14 3DF.