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Sutherland Spaceport

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Orbex will use Sutherland Spaceport to launch as many as 12 orbital rockets per year for satellite deployment.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative PlanMay 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.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipMay 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.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2023Construction starts at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland

Prime is planned to launch from Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2023Orbex CEO resigns

Orbex is developing a launch vehicle named Prime that is capable of placing up to 180 kg into orbit and plans to launch from the Sutherland spaceport in Scotland.

Mentioned as: Sutherland spaceportOrg RelationshipNov 18, 2022Skyrora working towards 2023 orbital launch after suborbital failure

Highlands and Islands Enterprise began developing plans for the Sutherland spaceport in 2018 with specialist input from architects NORR and construction consultants Gardiner and Theobald.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipNov 10, 2022Orbex to Build and Operate First Vertical Launch Site for Satellites in Sutherland

The Sutherland spaceport is being constructed on land owned and managed by the Melness Crofters’ Estate.

Mentioned as: Sutherland spaceportOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2022Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport readies to lead with construction and operational management

Highlands and Islands Enterprise began developing plans for the Sutherland spaceport in 2018 with input from architects NORR and construction consultants Gardiner and Theobald.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipNov 3, 2022Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport readies to lead with construction and operational management

Plans for Sutherland Spaceport date back to 2018 when the U.K. Space Agency selected the site as its preferred location for a vertical launch facility.

Mentioned as: sutherland spaceportNarrative GrowthNov 1, 2022Orbex to build Scottish launch site

The U.K. Space Agency announced in July 2018 that Lockheed Martin and Orbex would be the first customers of the Space Hub Sutherland spaceport.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralOct 22, 2020Lockheed Martin shifts U.K. launch site

Highlands and Islands Enterprise announced on 2020-06-26 that a local government committee approved plans for the Sutherland spaceport site, while final approvals by the Scottish government remain pending.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipJul 24, 2020British government finalizing launch regulations

On 2020-01-14, TriSept Corp. plans to purchase an Orbex Prime launch vehicle for a dedicated rideshare mission to fly from Scotland’s Sutherland Spaceport in 2022.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipJan 14, 2020TriSept buys Orbex Prime rocket for rideshare flight

The U.K. Space Agency selected the Sutherland spaceport site and later identified companies that had agreed to launch from the site with additional government support.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2018Five decades after Black Arrow, a reawakening UK launch industry aims for bullseye

Lockheed Martin hopes to start launching from the Sutherland spaceport as soon as 2020, subject to regulatory approvals for building the spaceport and launching from it.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipJul 17, 2018Lockheed Martin yet to select vehicle to launch from British spaceport
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