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Small satellites

All kinds of satellites including small satellites have been manufactured in Scotland for decades, with the city of Glasgow actually churning out around 70% of Europe’s satellites.

In addition to manufacturing small satellites, Scotland is soon to host a number of rocket launch pads to launch satellites into orbit as well as horizontal launch facilities.

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