April 2019
Space launch industry analysis
...more than in previous years. This record-breaking number reflects the increase in multiple satellite launches of sub-10 kg CubeSat class of very small satellites (known as nanosatellites). There was another more ominous trend during 2018. In the year...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
...(s). It realised that, while the UK builds a relatively large proportion of the world’s small satellites and is the second largest manufacturer of non-academic satellites in the world, it has no launch capability; indeed, it has not had a launcher...
11 August 2017
Satellite launch demand to grow tenfold in next 20 years
... McIntyre, chief executive officer, OAL said: "There can be no doubt that the small satellite market is growing rapidly showing an increased demand for small payload launches. In particular, mega-constellations represent a major shift in the market...
27 July 2018
UK new space launch capability to be discussed at Global MilSatCom 2018
... a horizontal launch site. SMi Group are proud to announce that Spaceport Cornwall will be delivering a briefing at its Small Satellites and Disruptive Technology Focus Day on 5th November, in London at St James' Court Hotel – which will set the...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... launch vehicle in half a century are already in the public domain. Skyrora plans to offer launch services for small satellites of up to 335 kg to polar and sun-synchronous orbits launching from one of three candidate launch sites in the north...
January 2021
Safeguarding space - lessons from decommissioning in the energy industry
... be transferred in some way to the space environment? Indeed, SpaceX is not alone in contemplating the use of large numbers of small satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), with companies from around the world looking to use these so-called mega...
