To Innovate for a Better World, Empowered by Space.
Who We Are
The Satellite Applications Catapult is an elite technology and innovation company which exists to grow the UK space sector and, as satellite applications become increasingly fundamental to many sectors, to grow the UK economy.
What We Do
Our work is focused on three areas:
Increasing Market Adoption
We stimulate market demand for satellite services by bringing together suppliers and end-users in sectors like financial services, communications and agriculture where satellites can make a real difference.
Business Support
We support businesses in the sector directly with access to facilities, technical experts and help with starting, commercialising and scaling-up a business.
Collaborative Projects and Programmes
We play key roles in collaborative and commercial R&D projects, often taking risks which other companies are not able or willing to do.
We do this across three missions. These represent areas of great opportunity for the UK space sector and wider UK economy, areas where we have existing UK expertise and strong academic and commercial capability, and where the Catapult can play a clear role in solving the most immediate or pressing challenges.
Our Missions Are:
Sustainable Earth
Growing the UK space sector by increasing the integration of space data, technology and services into non-space sectors, where doing so can make the greatest positive difference to global society.
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Autonomous & Connected Earth
Supporting the development and adoption of technologies essential for enabling universal connectivity and coordinated autonomy.
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Beyond Our Earth
Driving the growth of the UK space sector by leveraging opportunities arising from the in-space economy.
Find Out MoreWhy We Do It
As part of a network of nine UK Catapults, we are dedicated to boosting our national capability and promoting growth in strategically important areas of innovation and technology as directed by UK government. We take a commercial approach to the provision of services but reinvest our profits for the good of the sector.
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Projects Hub
Explore our collaborative projects that develop real-world applications for satellite technology.
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Latest news, blog pieces, videos, academic papers, and business support case studies from across our focus areas.
Read moreSpace Enterprise Community
A new online platform designed to provide a collaborative, user-friendly, and centralised platform for the UK Space Industry.
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Contact Us
Get in touch with the Satellite Applications Catapult team for collaboration enquiries or for further information – info@sa.catapult.org.uk
