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Catapult helps develop new AIS Sensor Network Service

Published: September 22, 2017

The Satellite Applications Catapult is part of a team, led by exactEarth Europe, that has recently completed the demonstration project for a global maritime machine-to-machine...

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Catapult announces winners of SME Growth Challenge Competition

Published: September 14, 2017

The Satellite Applications Catapult has announced which two companies have been awarded Catapult sponsorship to take part in the SME Growth Challenge Programme, run by...

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Space data to drive economic and business growth in the East Midlands

Published: September 7, 2017

University of Leicester based Centre for Excellence wins two-year funding extension to apply hi-tech solutions for business needs A space technologies centre of excellence based...

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Catapult launches competition to help CEOs scale-up their business

Published: July 19, 2017

The Satellite Applications Catapult is teaming up with the Cambridge Judge Business School’s Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Cambridge, to offer two places for...

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Catapult completes support to TechDemoSat as nominal operations end

Published: July 13, 2017

This week marks the end of TechDemoSat’s nominal three-year life span of operations, which have been run from the Satellite Application Catapult’s Missions Operations Centre...

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Catapult launches new Small Satellite Market Intelligence report

Published: July 6, 2017

The Small Satellite Market Intelligence report is a free quarterly update that follows the fast growing interest in small satellites. As part of the Catapult’s...

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Showcasing potential use of satellite communications and Earth observation for eCall system at ITS Europe 2017

Published: June 15, 2017

The extended opportunities offered by emergency call system, eCall, will be demonstrated by the Satellite Applications Catapult for the first time at next week’s ITS...

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Catapult to attend Cereals 2017

Published: June 13, 2017

As part of their continued commitment to the agricultural sector, the Satellite Applications Catapult will be exhibiting at Cereals 2017 this week. The event will...

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Catapult joins over 1,000 delegates at the UK Space Conference in Manchester

Published: May 30, 2017

Today sees the launch of the biennial UK Space Conference, taking place at Manchester Central, from 30 May through to 1 June. This year’s conference...

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Submission Response to the Industrial Strategy Green Paper

Published: April 28, 2017

On 23 January 2017, Greg Clark, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, released the “Building our Industrial Strategy” green paper for...

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