Our Impact

Our Impact

It is our role to catalyse growth in the Satellite Applications Sector in the UK. Since we were set up in 2012, we have had a major impact on the sector and you can find out more about our impact through our case studies and annual reports.

The ‘Size and Health of the UK Space Industry’ Survey 2022 (covering 2020/21) shows that the UK space industry income has grown to £17.5 billion (up from £16.6 billion in 2019/20, inflation adjusted). It contributes £7 billion GVA to the UK economy, with 48,800 employed in the industry. The largest segment is Space Applications, followed by Space Manufacturing and Operations. By 2030, the UK space sector aims to have captured 10% of a global space market worth £400bn and the Catapult aims to have contributed directly to £5bn of that growth.

Enabling Benefits on Earth through Space Applications

The Catapult’s purpose is to drive the sustainable, commercial growth of the UK Space sector, positioning it as a growth engine for the whole UK economy. To achieve this, we focus our work on three missions that capture the key opportunities and our planned impacts for the UK through to 2030.

Autonomous and Connected Earth

Supporting the development and adoption of technologies essential for enabling universal connectivity and coordinated autonomy.

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Beyond Earth

Driving the growth of the UK space sector by leveraging opportunities arising from the in-space economy.

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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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