TRUTHS Ground Segment Request for Information

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Executive Summary: The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and provides technical advice on the government's space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the government's vision. The National Space Strategy (NSS) highlights the UK's ambition to unlock growth in the UK space sector (Pillar 1) and grow the UK as a science and technology superpower (Pillar 3). To support our ambitions to deliver these objectives, UKSA want to assess the capacity and capability of ground segments in the UK, to host a Flight Operations Segment (FOS) and a Payload Data Ground Segment (PDGS), based on the TRUTHS mission requirements. The objectives of this work are to: - Provide a ground segment for TRUTHS, as well as developing capability and capacity for other UK based missions - Increase national resilience and not having to rely on international infrastructure - Inspiration to next generation STEM workforce and public buy-in to value of 'space sector' as a whole - Support the vision of 'UK as global home for trustworthy climate and EO data and services This TRUTHS Ground Segment RFI will help guide UKSA's next steps ahead of the TRUTHS Ground Segment ITT this summer and contribute to our understanding of Ground Segment capacity for future missions. We are seeking responses from organisations willing to conduct the work in the UK to meet the objectives of TRUTHS and contribute to the ambitions of National Space Strategy. The programme team will be running a Webinar on 13 March 2024 to provide further background information and address any questions you may have. Further details of how to register are listed below. If you believe this opportunity will be of interest to you or your organisation, please complete the spreadsheet provided by 16.00 18 March 2024 and email to UKSAEOT@ukspaceagency.gov.uk quoting TRUTHS Ground Segment RFI in the subject line. I am grateful in advance for the time and effort taken in replying to this request for information. Yours sincerely, Beth Greenaway Head of Earth Observation UK Space Agency