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Skyrora

GB
commercialFounded 2017
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Skyrora is developing Skyrora XL as a three-stage rocket about twice as tall as Skylark L for placing payloads into orbits between 500 and 1,0 m.

Mentioned as: SkyroraNarrative GeneralOct 18, 2024Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups

Skyrora hopes to launch its first suborbital mission from British soil in spring 2025.

Mentioned as: SkyroraNarrative GeneralOct 18, 2024Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups

Skyrora is developing the three-stage Skyrora XL orbital launcher that uses kerosene/HTP.

Mentioned as: SkyroraNarrative GeneralSep 30, 2024Isle of Wight aerospace: flying boats, rocket interceptors, hovercraft, and launch vehicles (part 2)

Companies planning to launch from SaxaVord include ABL Space Systems, HyImpulse, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and Skyrora.

Mentioned as: skyroraTechnical ProductDec 18, 2023SaxaVord Spaceport receives U.K. license

The European Space Agency awarded a joint contract to test the InRange system on Skyrora’s sub-orbital Skylark L launch vehicle in 2024.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2023Launch vehicle telemetry expected to become commercially available faster as InRange moves to market

Skyrora planned a 2023 orbital launch shortly after the failure of a suborbital launch from Iceland.

Mentioned as: SkyroraNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2023SaxaVord Spaceport receives U.K. license

Skyrora aims to become the first UK company to vertically launch satellites from the UK.

Mentioned as: SkyroraNarrative PlanNov 27, 2023Skyrora and Spirit AeroSystems Collaborate to Enhance UK's Future Launch Capability

Skyrora is a UK-based launch-vehicle manufacturer developing an agile, end-to-end launch service to provide access to space for small satellites globally.

Mentioned as: SkyroraTechnical ProductNov 27, 2023Skyrora and Spirit AeroSystems Collaborate to Enhance UK's Future Launch Capability

Skyrora will provide Spirit AeroSystems with access to Skyprint 2, the largest in-house hybrid 3D printer of its kind in Europe.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipNov 27, 2023Skyrora and Spirit AeroSystems Collaborate to Enhance UK's Future Launch Capability

Skyrora expects to become the first UK company to vertically launch satellites from the UK.

Mentioned as: SkyroraNarrative PlanNov 25, 2023Skyrora + Spirit to enhance future UK launch capability

Skyrora will provide Spirit AeroSystems with access to Skyprint 2, the largest in-house hybrid 3D printer of its kind in Europe.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipNov 25, 2023Skyrora + Spirit to enhance future UK launch capability

Skyrora is a UK-based launch-vehicle manufacturer developing an agile, end-to-end launch service to provide access to space for small satellites globally.

Mentioned as: SkyroraTechnical ProductNov 25, 2023Skyrora + Spirit to enhance future UK launch capability

Skyrora is planning to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2023Norway opens Andøya spaceport

Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI were awarded a contract by the European Space Agency under the Commercial Space Transportation Services program to demonstrate InRange.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2023Skyrora, Viasat + CGI partner to develop a commercial space-based launch vehicle telemetry solution

Skyrora received €3 million under its Boost! program contract to support development of the company’s orbital XL vehicle, a three-stage light class launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipOct 23, 2023Skyrora, Viasat + CGI partner to develop a commercial space-based launch vehicle telemetry solution

Skyrora is headquartered in Scotland and has facilities located across Europe to design, manufacture, and deploy launch vehicles for small satellite manufacturers.

Mentioned as: SkyroraTechnical ProductOct 20, 2023Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI partner to develop a commercial space-based launch vehicle telemetry solution

Skyrora received €3 million of co-funding from the European Space Agency through the Boost! Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support Programme to support development of the company’s orbital XL vehicle.

Mentioned as: skyroraTechnical ProductOct 20, 2023Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI partner to develop a commercial space-based launch vehicle telemetry solution

The European Space Agency awarded Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI a contract under the Commercial Space Transportation Services programme to demonstrate the InRange space-based launch vehicle telemetry relay system on 2023-10-11.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipOct 20, 2023Skyrora, Viasat, and CGI partner to develop a commercial space-based launch vehicle telemetry solution

Skyrora is developing an orbital launch vehicle designed to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands as soon as later 2023.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2023Orbex CEO resigns

SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands is being developed to support launches by companies such as ABL Space Systems and Skyrora.

Mentioned as: SkyroraOrg RelationshipJan 8, 2023Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch
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