An Interview with Mark Dickinson - MH370 Flight Path Reconstruction and the Future of Space-Based Aircraft Tracking

Session
Tuesday, 07 October 2014
00:00
Duration: 2 mins
Publication date: 07 Oct 2014
Location: IETTV_Room, IETTV_Venue, London, United Kingdom
Part of event IET Aerospace Network Event

About the session

This presentation is an interview with Mark Dickinson on the flight path reconstruction of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 and the future of space-based aircraft tracking. This 'breakfast briefing' delivers a technical presentation for aviation and space professionals, providing deeper insights into the systems used to track MH370, the analysis techniques deployed and potential development pathways for enhanced future aircraft tracking using space assets as well as offering networking opportunities beforehand.

Channels

Transport

Transport

Communities

Communities

Speaker

Mark Dickinson

Inmarsat, Satellite Operations Department, Vice President of Satellite Operations

Vice President of Satellite Operations at InmarsatAfter completing a Ph.D. in High Energy Astrophysics (University of Durham) in 1997, Mark joined the Vega Group as a software engineer working on various defence and space systems. In 2000 Mark joined the Satellite Operations department at Inmarsat as part of a team developing its new satellite control system. In 2005 he became manager of the Satellite Operators Support Group and in 2009 became the Director of Satellite Operations. In 2013 he was appointed Vice President of Satellite Operations. In this role he is responsible for the operation of Inmarsat’s fleet of geostationary telecommunication satellites, as well part of the team defining the specifications and following the development of Inmarsat’s future satellites.