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

Rocket Lab Satellite Launch Deal with Kinéis Deploys IoT Satellite Constellation

Rocket Lab Satellite Launch Deal with Kinéis Deploys IoT Satellite Constellation

Early this September, a Rocket Lab satellite launch deal was signed with Kinéis. The companies will work together to deploy a satellite constellation in orbit that will significantly boost the IoT company’s connectivity range. This deal follows the pattern of a similarly large launch contract that went down earlier this year. Another Rocket Lab satellite…
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