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.

Virgin Orbit

Spaceport Cornwall Launch set for June 2021

Newquay space launch plans are underway as the G7 summit nears. The satellite launch is a great leap forward by the UK for this new spaceport. It comes hot on the heels of the successful Virgin Orbit satellites project that was a resounding success.  Come June; the goal is to emulate this successful mission with…
Virgin Orbit LauncherOne
Virgin Orbit Plan to Launch Ten NASA Satellites
ISAR Aerospace
Isar Aerospace Raises $91 Million for its Satellite Launch Vehicle Development
StriX-a Satellite
Rocket Lab Launches the Strix-α satellite on the “Owl’s Night Begins” Mission
Oneweb Satellite
OneWeb at the Helm of Recent Satellite Launch after Bail Out
Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Company Keeps Working on its Satellite Projects Despite Covid
Firefly Aerospace
Firefly Aerospace among 3 Companies Awarded NASA Contracts for Small Satellite Launch
Cosmic Girl and LauncherOne
Virgin Orbit to Launch 10 CubeSats for NASA into Space
Synspective Satellite
Synspective Turns to Rocket Lab’s Electron to Deploy Its First Strix Satellites
Sky and Space Global
Clyde Space from Glasgow to Manufacture 10 New Small Satellites for ESA
Skyrora
Skyrora Plans to Launch Taxi Service to Space for its Customers
Arianespace Vega Rocket
Arianespace Rocket Explosion Takes out Two Satellites
Dan Hart, CEO of Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit Urges Governments to Avoid Creating Monopolies Within the Space Industry

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