SaxaVord Spaceport is the UK's first licensed vertical launch spaceport, located in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It serves as a critical infrastructure provider for the UK's end-to-end space capability, facilitating orbital satellite deployment and suborbital missions. SaxaVord partners with launch providers like Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) and works with aviation and maritime agencies to ensure safe launch operations.
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SaxaVord Spaceport plans to host orbital launches of HyImpulse Technologies rockets beginning in late 2025.
HyImpulse has been collaborating with SaxaVord since 2021 and conducted flight motor qualification testing on the Shetland Islands.
SaxaVord Spaceport and HyImpulse Technologies signed a letter of intent at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany on 2023-11-15.
HyImpulse plans to conduct two suborbital launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland’s Shetland Islands starting in August 2024.
RFA UK and SaxaVord Spaceport anticipate around 90 skilled jobs will be created locally when SaxaVord reaches full operational capability.
RFA UK was established to implement and operate a launch-specific system and test equipment to support RFA AG’s planned launches from SaxaVord Spaceport.
RFA UK (Rocket Factory Ltd) received £3.5 million to support its plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
RFA AG plans to provide a regular cadence of launch services from SaxaVord Spaceport as one of the spaceport’s anchor customers.
RFA UK plans to launch the RFA ONE launch system from SaxaVord Spaceport in 2024-04-01.
The UK Space Agency provided funding to help prepare Rocket Factory Augsburg’s flight from SaxaVord scheduled for 2024.
Skyrora is planning to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport.
The UK Space Agency has awarded funds to Lockheed Martin to establish launch operations from SaxaVord Spaceport.
SaxaVord Spaceport has constructed most of the facilities needed to support launches, including a launchpad that will be used exclusively by Rocket Factory Augsburg.
The UK Space Agency is providing £3.5 million to help Germany’s Rocket Factory Augsburg prepare for its maiden flight next year from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
ABL Space Systems planned to conduct its SaxaVord Spaceport launch in 2023 but has not announced a date for its next launch attempt after its inaugural mission from Alaska failed to reach orbit on 2023-01-10.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG will use the €30 million investment to facilitate its upcoming integrated first-stage test and to complete its launch pad at SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland.
SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland will host the RFA ONE microlauncher at Rocket Factory Augsburg’s completed launch pad.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is targeting a first launch attempt of its RFA ONE microlauncher from SaxaVord in 2024-04-01.
Lockheed Martin opted in 2020 to conduct a U.K. Pathfinder launch from SaxaVord Spaceport using a vehicle provided by ABL Space Systems instead of Sutherland Spaceport.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is developing the RFA One rocket designed to place up to 1,300 kg into sun-synchronous orbit with a first launch planned from SaxaVord as soon as the end of 2023.