Space

Scotland’s growing space industry has the potential to help place the UK at the forefront of the worldwide launch market for small commercial satellites. 

Several locations in our region are ideally suited as sites for vertical launch. Developments are underway at Unst in Shetland, Melness in Sutherland and North Uist in the Western Isles.  

Launch capacity supports opportunities for manufacturers of satellites and launch vehicles, the wider supply chain, academic and commercial research and suppliers of goods and services. Scotland already produces more small satellites than any other country in Europe and is home to two companies that design and manufacture launch vehicles – Orbex in Forres and Skyrora in Edinburgh. 

Much of the market growth has been driven by the vast number of products and applications in daily use hat rely on satellite data and technology – from smartphones and health monitors to GPS devices.

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