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U.K. Space Agency

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The U.K. Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the UK government responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space program. Established in 2010, it drives growth in the space sector, supports scientific research, and fosters international collaboration. UKSA plays a major role in delivering the government's National Space Strategy, catalysing investment in the UK space sector, enabling missions and capabilities and championing space for the benefit of our planet and its people. The agency works with industry and academia and manages the UK's relationship with the European Space Agency (ESA).

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The UK Space Agency provided £2.9 million towards the project, which includes five satellites across three launches, through the European Space Agency’s ARTES Pioneer Programme.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.5Jun 14, 2023Spire Launches Technology to Enable Optical Inter-Satellite Links

The development of Spire’s optical inter-satellite link technology was funded partially by the European Space Agency Advanced Research in Telecommunications Services (ARTES) Pioneer Programme and the UK Space Agency.

FinancialGeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 14, 2023Spire Launches Technology to Enable Optical Inter-Satellite Links

Orbex has won more than a dozen research and development contracts from bodies including the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and the European Commission Horizon 2020 program.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Jun 14, 2023Arianespace + Orbex to explore European launch partnership

The UK Space Agency provided £2.9 million toward the Spire Global OISL project, which includes five satellites across three launches, through the European Space Agency’s ARTES Pioneer Programme.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.0Jun 13, 2023Spire Launches Industry-leading Technology to Enable Optical Inter-Satellite Links and Significantly Reduce Data Latency

The Eurostar Neo platform was developed under the European Space Agency’s Partnership Projects together with the French space agency CNES and with strong support from the UK Space Agency and other European agencies.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.6May 29, 2023Arabsat launches Badr-8 Satellite in partnership with Airbus and SpaceX

The UK Space Agency invested more than £50 million into the JoeySat mission to fund the satellite technology and the development of a wider ecosystem for a reliable end-to-end service.

FinancialCapabilityGeneralValue 4.6May 24, 2023OneWeb's JoeySat Satellite Successfully Deploys SatixFy's State-of-the-Art Fully Digital Beam-Hopping Payload

JoeySat was developed under a £32 million grant from the UK Space Agency via the Sunrise Partnership between the European Space Agency and OneWeb.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.0May 24, 2023OneWeb's JoeySat Satellite Successfully Deploys SatixFy's State-of-the-Art Fully Digital Beam-Hopping Payload

SatixFy of Israel built JoeySat’s payload with support from the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency for assembly by Airbus OneWeb Satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 20, 2023SpaceX launches OneWeb Gen 2 technology demonstrator

David Sandy will lead Aerospace UK’s work with the UK Ministry of Defence and the UK Space Agency to support decision-making and to deliver value within the space environment.

GovernanceRelationshipsValue 2.4May 18, 2023Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd names former UK MoD Space Directorate Chief as Managing Director

David Sandy will lead Aerospace UK’s work with the UK Ministry of Defence and the UK Space Agency to support decision-making and deliver value in the space domain.

GovernanceValue 2.6May 16, 2023The Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd. names a new managing director

The Airbus Eurostar Neo platform was developed under European Space Agency Partnership Projects together with the French space agency CNES and with strong support from the UK Space Agency and other European agencies.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.8May 10, 2023Airbus' Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 Telecoms Satellite Shipped to Cape Canaveral for Launch

The ARTES Core Competitiveness contract for CGI to expand Dynamic Predictive Routing development is supported by the UK Space Agency.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 9, 2023CGI to extend machine learning to LEO satellite network optimization

Airbus’ Eurostar Neo platform has been developed under the European Space Agency’s Partnership Projects together with the French space agency CNES and with strong support from the UK Space Agency and other European agencies.

CapabilityGeneralRelationshipsValue 3.5May 9, 2023Airbus Eurostar Neo Arabsat BADR-8 telecoms satellite shipped to Cape Canaveral and is ready for launch

The UK Space Agency invested £8.5 million in Scottish-based launch technologies through the European Space Agency’s Boost! programme.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.6May 7, 2023Construction starts at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland

The public investment package for Sutherland Spaceport includes just over £9 million from Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Government and £2.55 million that the UK Space Agency announced in 2018.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0May 7, 2023Construction starts at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland

The UK Space Agency provided £2.5 million towards Sutherland Spaceport and £5.5 million for the development of Orbex’s Prime rocket.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5May 7, 2023Construction starts at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland

CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) was awarded a further contract by the European Space Agency under ESA’s ARTES Core Competitiveness program with the support of the UK Space Agency to expand development of its Dynamic Predictive Routing tool.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 30, 2023CGI to extend machine learning for LEO satellite network optimization

In 2022 ClearSpace received a Phase B demo contract from the UK Space Agency to demonstrate its active debris removal technology.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 5, 2023ClearSpace and LeoLabs’ MOU to advance a safer, more sustainable space environment

ClearSpace received a Phase B demonstration contract from the UK Space Agency in 2022 to demonstrate its active debris removal technology.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Apr 3, 2023LeoLabs and ClearSpace partner to advance a safer, more sustainable space environment

The COSMIC debris-removal servicer will be a technological evolution of Astroscale’s ELSA-M servicer developed under the Sunrise programme in commercial partnership with the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and OneWeb.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 7, 2023Astroscale on course for first UK national mission to remove space debris
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