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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Astroscale won a contract from the U.K. Space Agency to study the removal of two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit by 2025.
The UK Space Agency supported Satellite Vu’s satellites and applications development via two National Space Innovation Programme grants.
Satellite Vu received an additional £1 million grant from the UK Space Agency’s National Space Innovation Programme.
Orbex is funded by BGF and Octopus Ventures alongside Heartcore Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, strategic investor Elecnor, Deimos Space, the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and the European Commission Horizon 2020 program.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has been selected to lead a UK Space Agency study to define the requirements for a mission to de-orbit two non-operational space debris targets.
The LEOPARD study will be led by SSTL and delivered by a consortium of UK space companies and academic institutions.
Spire Global, Inc. was awarded a contract under the European Space Agency’s Navigation Innovation and Support Program (NAVISP) Element 2 funded by the UK Space Agency.
Two other groups won UK Space Agency funding in October to complete mission feasibility studies by the end of March.
A consortium led by British small satellite maker SSTL secured UK Space Agency funding to study a mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit by 2025.
Orbex is funded by the UK venture capital funds BGF and Octopus Ventures alongside Heartcore Capital, High-Tech Gründerfonds, strategic investor Elecnor, the UK Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and the European Commission Horizon 2020 program.
Astroscale’s United Kingdom team was awarded a bid to study the removal of two defunct satellites from the UK Space Agency and is maturing End-of-Life technology toward a commercial service offering by 2024.
Astroscale won a contract from the U.K. Space Agency in October 2024 to study deorbiting two defunct British satellites, including a possible OneWeb satellite that failed in 2023.
The UK Space Agency awarded Astroscale and ClearSpace contracts totaling $1,000,000 to study a mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit by 2025.
Astroscale and ClearSpace are allowed to select which two spacecraft to remove under the UK Space Agency study contracts provided the spacecraft were sent to orbit under a U.K. license.
Isotropic Systems has joined the CGI-led consortium selected by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the UK Space Agency, and the European Space Agency to develop a demonstration of a hybrid satellite communications and terrestrial network for use on trains.
CGI has been selected by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the UK Space Agency, and the European Space Agency to develop a demonstration of a hybrid satellite communications and terrestrial network for use on trains.
The Numerica Telescope Network (NTN) will produce high-quality observations on behalf of the UK Space Agency to enable enhanced space domain awareness of UK-licensed satellites in deep-space, including GEO, MEO, and HEO.
ALL.SPACE has joined a CGI-led consortium selected by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the UK Space Agency, and the European Space Agency to develop a demonstration of a hybrid satellite communications and terrestrial network for use on trains.
Astroscale won a contract from the U.K. Space Agency on 2021-10-26 to study the removal of two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit by 2025.
The Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency was signed in Dubai at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2021.