https://spacewatch.global/tag/andrew-cawthorne/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:02:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/andrew-cawthorne/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/sstl-to-develop-spacecraft-platform-for-the-lazuli-space-observatory-mission/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71955 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd has announced its role as a key industrial collaborator in the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Observatory System’s Lazuli, an initiative that aims to deliver one of the most ambitious privately funded space telescopes ever conceived. As part of the program, SSTL will develop the spacecraft platform for the mission, which will carry the Lazuli Space Observatory far beyond Earth orbit into deep space. The Lazuli Space Observatory aims to become the first full-scale privately funded space telescope, with a primary mirror larger than that of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/oxford-space-systems-and-sstl-deploy-wrapped-rib-antenna-on-carbsar-in-orbit-demonstration-mission/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70800 Following the successful launch of Surrey Satellite Technology Limited’s latest Synthetic Aperture Radar technology demonstration satellite two weeks ago, the company has confirmed the successful deployment of Oxford Space Systems' deployable Wrapped Rib Antenna. The In-Orbit Demonstration mission will subsequently validate the delivery of high‑resolution X‑band SAR imagery from a compact, low‑mass spacecraft, with the aim of enabling day‑and‑night, all‑weather Earth observation to support safe, responsible and resilient national capabilities. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/09/space-norway-and-sstl-announce-strategic-partnership-for-space-norways-radar-satellite-program/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67836 Space Norway AS and Surrey Satellite Technology Limited have signed an agreement to develop and promote a radar satellite program. The satellite program promises to deliver high resolution, wide swath radar imaging. the collaboration underscores SSTL and SPN’s shared commitment to advancing space technology solutions based on industry best practices]]>