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Sutherland Spaceport

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Sutherland Spaceport, also known as Space Hub Sutherland or UK Vertical Launch (UKVL) Sutherland, is a planned, commercially operated spaceport located in Sutherland, Scotland. It aims to be one of the first vertical launch-capable spaceports in the United Kingdom, with Orbex selected to oversee construction, manage the site, and launch its Orbex Prime rocket. Sutherland Spaceport is designed to be a carbon-neutral spaceport for launching small satellites into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.

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Skyrora's potential investment to acquire select Orbex assets includes the Sutherland Spaceport and aims to keep the technology and intellectual property under U.K. ownership.

RelationshipsLegalCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 12, 2026Latest News

SaxaVord Spaceport and Sutherland Spaceport in the United Kingdom are developing facilities with plans to host orbital launches as soon as 2025.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Oct 17, 2024International spaceports seek to collaborate

Orbex expects Sutherland Spaceport to be ready in early spring of 2024.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 16, 2024Still waiting for liftoff in the UK

Orbex plans to launch the Prime vehicle from Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0May 6, 2024Europe looks to end its launcher crisis

Orbex is expanding its manufacturing and aims to complete its Sutherland Spaceport 2024.

GrowthPlanValue 3.5Apr 22, 2024Orbex Secures £16.7 Million in Funding to Ramp Up the Development of its Prime Rocket

Orbex plans to launch Prime from Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 19, 2024Orbex raises $20.8 million Series C extension

Orbex was granted a 50-year lease to construct and operate Sutherland Spaceport as its home spaceport.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 21, 2024Orbex secures international patent for coaxial rocket fuel tanks

Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland was selected by the U.K. Space Agency in 2018 as the country’s preferred vertical launch site and is being developed by Orbex for its Prime small launch vehicle.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.2Dec 18, 2023SaxaVord Spaceport receives U.K. license

The Sutherland Spaceport site is planned to support up to 12 orbital rocket launches per year.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Dec 14, 2023Orbex Receives £3.3 Million in Funding as Part of ESA's Boost! Initiative

Orbex will use the £3.3 million in funding to undertake activities to build the Ultra-Green Launch Complex at Sutherland Spaceport.

FinancialPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 14, 2023Orbex Receives £3.3 Million in Funding as Part of ESA's Boost! Initiative

Orbex has created around 100 skilled jobs in Moray and will build and operate Sutherland Spaceport.

GrowthGeneralValue 4.0Oct 10, 2023AstroAgency secures space expertise as UK economic growth is targeted

Orbex is building and operating Sutherland Spaceport under a fifty-year lease with an option to extend for a further twenty-five years.

PlanGrowthRelationshipsValue 4.5Jul 11, 2023Orbex Expands Design and Production Facilities in Preparation for its Prime Rocket Launch

The UK Space Agency awarded Orbex £5.5 million in 2018 to build a new rocket for launch from Sutherland Spaceport.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Jul 11, 2023Orbex Expands Design and Production Facilities in Preparation for its Prime Rocket Launch

Orbex is building and will operate Sutherland Spaceport under a fifty-year lease with an option to extend for a further twenty-five years.

PlanRelationshipsGrowthValue 4.5Jul 11, 2023Orbex’s facilities’ footprint expands 30% for UK mainland’s first vertical rocket launch

The UK Space Agency awarded Orbex £5.5 million in 2018 to build a new rocket for launch from Sutherland Spaceport.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.6Jul 11, 2023Orbex’s facilities’ footprint expands 30% for UK mainland’s first vertical rocket launch

The U.K. Space Agency awarded £2,550,000to the Sutherland Spaceport project in 2018.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.6May 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Orbex expected to spend more than £20,000,000over three years building and operating Sutherland Spaceport.

FinancialCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0May 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Orbex secured agreements required to build Sutherland Spaceport, including a lease, in November 2022.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish government provided £9,000,000in funding for the Sutherland Spaceport project.

FinancialPlanValue 4.0May 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Orbex received £3,000,000from the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to support Sutherland Spaceport development.

RelationshipsFinancialGrowthValue 4.5May 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site
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