Matt Perkins
Matt Perkins
Personal Information
- Name
- Matt Perkins
- Bio
Dr Matt Perkins is CEO, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited.
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited has been sending small satellites into space longer, more successfully and more economically than anyone else in the world, specialising in designing, building and launching small satellites quickly and cost-effectively.
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited employs almost 300 staff, has launched 34 spacecraft, with 7 more under manufacture. In 2008 EADS Astrium NV bought a 99% shareholding in Surrey Satellite Technology Limited from the University of Surrey,
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited established the Disaster Monitoring Constellation – a global network of satellites that can image the damage caused by any natural disaster within hours of it happening. These images are made available to the affected countries and aid agencies free of charge to help them plan relief efforts.
Each satellite in the Disaster Monitoring Constellation was designed and built by SSTL and is independently owned and operated, each providing 5% capacity free for daily imaging of disaster areas. The satellites are spaced around a sun-synchronous orbit to ensure complete coverage of the globe.
In November 2005, the Disaster Monitoring Constellation became an active member of the International Charter ‘Space & Major Disasters’, demonstrating the UK’s continued commitment to international disaster response and in particular the application of space technology to this domain.
Matt Perkins is a member of the Living with Environmental Change Business Advisory Board.
- Position
- Adviser