Leadership
Martin Platt | Co-Founder & CEO
Martin leads AmbaSat’s strategic vision, driving the company from a bootstrapped concept to an ESA Business Incubation Centre alumni delivering sovereign orbital infrastructure. He has architected the company’s commercial model and regulatory pathway, transforming early prototypes into a scalable 3U platform that reduces the cost of space access by orders of magnitude.
Under his leadership, AmbaSat has secured critical partnerships with the UK Space Agency, Space Scotland and launch provider Skyrora. Martin is now focused on executing the first shared missions from Saxa Vord Spaceport, providing UK SMEs and research institutes with a streamlined route to flight heritage.
Khurram Hussain | Head of Operations
Khurram oversees the end-to-end delivery of AmbaSat’s 3U missions, managing the critical path from mission architecture and AIT (Assembly, Integration & Test) to launch integration. Combining technical acumen with commercial strategy, he leads payload mechanical design and supplier management, ensuring lean and reliable programme execution.
Crucially, Khurram manages AmbaSat’s regulatory interface with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), coordinating complex licensing and compliance submissions. As the primary stakeholder contact, his focus on rigorous risk management and process standardisation ensures that AmbaSat’s missions remain commercially viable and flight-ready.
Engineering Ecosystem & Standards
AmbaSat operates a lean, capital-efficient engineering model. We leverage a core team of embedded systems experts supported by a vetted network of UK-based aerospace contractors for RF, thermal, and vacuum validation.
We adhere to strict ECSS-aligned integration protocols. All payload assembly and fit-checks are conducted in a controlled environment, utilising ESD-safe workflows and rigorous acceptance testing prior to final handover to the launch provider.
