➀ The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has achieved a record six-month period for contract wins involving the European Space Agency (ESA).
➁ The agency highlights a significant increase in funds for ESA programmes, with an additional £112 million (€134 million) in contracts for the UK space sector between June 2022 and December 2024.
➂ The UK now receives 99p back in contracts for every £1 invested, after overheads, marking an improvement from the previous 93p.
➀ The UK Space Agency has awarded £1.8 million to SatixFy for the development of a software suite for digital satellite payloads.
➁ The software aims to enable flexible, adaptive, and intelligent satellite networks for LEO, MEO, and GEO payloads.
➂ The project is part of the C-LEO programme and is designed to support the rapid growth of the global space sector.
XCAM is advancing its work on a CubeSat imaging system for Craft Prospect, shifting from the SALIENT project to the OPS-SAT VOLT mission in LEO.
The Context Imager on the satellite utilizes imagery from XCAM’s NuSCIS system for real-time decision-making in satellite operations.
The mission is supported by the Centre for Earth Observation Instrumentation (CEOI) and marks the first flight of NuSCIS with a CMV4000 CMOS image sensor, opening up possibilities for similar applications.
➀ The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has provided Excelerate, a Welsh communications integration specialist, with a £6 million award to develop a multi-orbit, multi-beam satellite antenna.
➁ The project, known as MAMUT, is designed to allow users to choose an operator and orbit via an app, providing high-speed connectivity even in remote locations.
➂ The UKSA’s Connectivity in Low-Earth Orbit (C-LEO) programme is funding this initiative, which aims to keep the UK at the forefront of the space connectivity industry.
➀ EnSilica has been awarded £10.38 million over three years from the UK Space Agency's C-LEO programme.
➁ The funding will support the development of a chip family for future satellite broadband user terminals.
➂ The terminals will connect with various satellite constellations and utilize advanced semiconductor technology.
➀ Rocket Factory Augsburg has received a spaceflight operator license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), allowing it to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland.
➁ This is the first such license for a European private orbital rocket launch and paves the way for Scotland's first vertical launch.
➂ The company is preparing for its first test flight with a three-stage orbital launch vehicle called RFA One, which has completed several milestones including flight qualification of its second stage and payload fairing system.
