Our Facilities - Satellite Applications Catapult
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Facilities

Purpose-built facilities designed to eliminate growth barriers for UK space sector companies

What We Do

We aim to provide businesses with cost-effective, unique capabilities that will help accelerate their product to market faster using the advice of our technical experts and state of the art equipment in multiple locations.

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Get in touch

We can help you identify where you are on your development journey, connect you with industry experts, and highlight relevant equipment – facilities@sa.catapult.org.uk

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Work With Us

Take your technology for space to the next level with our exceptional capabilities and technical expertise.

We can support the design, manufacturing, and testing of your products for deployment – providing a secure testing environment and dedicated experts on-hand to support you.

We support organisations of all sizes to accelerate their development in a cost-effective way that’s tailored to meet your specific needs. From expert advice and innovation services, to growth opportunities and strategic networks.

Case Studies

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Successful Independent Flight Termination System Testing

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Advancing Satcom Innovation with Sofant Technologies at the Satellite Applications Catapult

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Driving Innovation in Delivery: Imperial’s Collaboration with the Satellite Applications Catapult

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Printech Circuit Laboratories

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Space Sustainability Solutions

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Decarbonising the Space Economy

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Testimonials

Mick Davidson - Product Delivery Manager, Flare Bright

“The Catapult team’s support has accelerated our ability to deliver certified safety-critical technology, directly contributing to Flare Bright’s commercial readiness and credibility in the drone operations sector.”

David Withers - CEO, Sofrant Technologies

“The Catapult is a brilliant resource for small space sector companies, such as Sofant, who simply would not be able to self-fund such test facilities.”

Dr Anthony Carpenter - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Imperial College London.

“The Drone Test and Development Centre proved to be the ideal location for us to test our novel drone radar system. I look forward to using the sensor test range, as these unique facilities will allow us to further validate our technology and results.”

Thomas Clayson - CTO, Magdrive

“Thanks to support from the SAC, we were able to successfully deliver our first thrusters for launch. Successfully delivering and integrating these thrusters has helped us to complete a recent funding round of £8M, bringing foreign capital into the UK and enabling us to scale up to 30 full-time staff.”