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Joint UK-Kenyan project to support the sustainable supply of sand and aggregates within Kenya using Earth observation data

Published: October 6, 2020

Satellite Applications Catapult is part of an international project called Earth Observation for Sustainable Aggregate Supply (EO4SAS), which is one of ten recently announced International...

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Satellite Applications Catapult’s Second In-Orbit Demonstration Mission Launches

Published: September 3, 2020

At 02:51 BST this morning the second satellite from the Satellite Applications Catapult’s In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) Programme was successfully launched on board the Arianespace Vega...

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Project to deliver change for cacao in Colombia to be extended by 12 months

Published: August 12, 2020

The COLCO project, which aims to improve productivity for the cacao supply chain in Colombia, has been awarded an additional 12 months of funding by...

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El proyecto para lograr un cambio en el negocio de cacao en Colombia se extiende por 12 meses

Published: August 12, 2020

Innovate UK, mediante el Fondo Newton-Caldas, extenderá por otros 12 meses el financiamiento otorgado al proyecto COLCO, que tiene por objeto mejorar la productividad de...

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A World Empowered by Space: Satellite Applications Catapult Delivery Plan 2020

Published: August 6, 2020

The UK has set an ambitious vision to grow its space sector to £40bn by 2030, supporting 100,000 jobs. The sector is already on course...

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OneWeb – The Opportunity for the UK

Published: June 27, 2020

According to press reports, the UK government is a partner in a bid for OneWeb, the UK- headquartered satellite communications company which, following the well-publicised...

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Operations on world’s first commercial microwave radiometer to continue as part of In-Orbit Demonstration programme

Published: May 1, 2020

The Satellite Applications Catapult and Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) have today announced their intention to continue operations on the IOD-1 GEMS satellite past the initial...

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In-Space Services – A Major Opportunity for the UK

Published: May 1, 2020

There are significant global drivers attracting commercial interest to the broad field of In-Space Services. These include a national security need to develop in-space capabilities;...

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Satellite Applications Catapult Spin-Out Acquired by Hanley Wood | Meyers Research

Published: April 8, 2020

The Satellite Applications Catapult is pleased to announce that Bird.i, a leading satellite imagery and Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, and one of the first spin-outs...

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Satellite Applications Catapult to Develop UK’s First Private Standalone 5G Network

Published: April 2, 2020

The Satellite Applications Catapult will be delivering a ground-breaking communications network across central Milton Keynes as part of the new MK:5G Connected Communities project. The...

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