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Facilities

Unique facilities specifically designed to reduce barriers to growth for companies within the UK space sector.

Our Locations

Our facilities aim to provide businesses with the innovation boost they would be unlikely to find elsewhere; this includes state of the art equipment available for short and long term hire, and access to our technical and business experts for advice.

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We can help you identify where you are on your development journey, connect you with industry experts, and highlight relevant equipment.
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Our Services

Explore everything we have to offer – go directly to specific equipment with the A-Z list or filter by technical requirements and location.

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Testing

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  • Far-Field Antenna Test Range

  • The Far Field Antenna Test Range is part of the DISC facility and offers a 400-metre test range for satellite communications antenna.

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  • Clean Rooms & Tents

  • Across our Harwell and Westcott sites we are pleased to offer a variety of portable and fixed location clean rooms.

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  • Co-Space Solutions

  • Are you looking for a flexible workspace in the heart of the space sector community? Connect and collaborate in our shared workspace.

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  • DISC

  • DISC houses a range of facilities to support the design, manufacture and testing of products.

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  • Drone Test and Development Centre

  • Our purpose-built centre for drone testing and development includes facilities for companies to design, build, test, and operate advanced remotely piloted and autonomous aircraft or drones.

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  • Environmental Chamber

  • As part of our DISC facility we offer an Environmental Testing capability - with a 1076 litre capacity and a Temperature range -75°C to 180°C.

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    WHY THE CATAPULT?

    Manage the development and deployment of your satellite technology.

    We can support the design, manufacturing, and testing of your products for deployment – providing a collaborative environment to help companies develop new solutions for market opportunities.

    We support organisations of all sizes to accelerate their development by providing a range of enabling services, tailored to meet their specific needs, from expert advice and innovation services, to growth opportunities and strategic networks.

    Customise Your Level of Support

    By You

    Your technology innovation, whether that be a product or service, can be tested and developed at our facilities.

    With You

    Your ideas are supported at each stage of your development journey with help from our experts.

    For You

    Your product, empowered by our experts. Bridge gaps in your technical knowledge as our team leads the process.