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South Coast Centre of Excellence: End of Year Round-Up 2022

Published: March 2, 2023

Space Applications
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Stuart Martin to step down as Chief Executive of the Satellite Applications Catapult

Published: February 28, 2023

The Satellite Applications Catapult today announces that its Chief Executive, Stuart Martin, has notified the board of directors of his intent to stand down from...

Autonomous & Connected Earth
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The O-RANOS Initiative and its Part in UK Digital Innovation

Published: February 23, 2023

This month the O-RANOS consortium members met at the University of Bristol (UoB) to collaborate and discuss the project, as well as its next steps...

Beyond Earth
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Revolutionary Space Debris Removal Mission Advances to its Next Phase

Published: February 22, 2023

Switzerland-based ClearSpace and its industrial partners have successfully passed their first major program review with the European Space Agency (ESA) for its ground-breaking mission to...

Space Applications
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New Space Capability Mapping Tool Unveiled at the 2023 Avalon Airshow

Published: February 15, 2023

Satellite Applications Catapult, SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), and the UK Government have announced a new space supply chain mapping tool to showcase the United...

Space Applications
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Levelling-Up Boost for the UK Space Sector with New Funding for Growth

Published: February 14, 2023

Eighteen projects aimed at boosting the space sector across the UK are to receive funding from the UK Space Agency. The £6.5 million includes support...

Beyond Earth
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Company Spotlight: Magdrive

Published: February 1, 2023

Magdrive, a UK-based business is set to change spacecraft propulsion. They intend to do so by replacing the current chemical reaction model, to one which...

Autonomous & Connected Earth
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Drone Development Takes Flight at Westcott

Published: January 18, 2023

Westcott Venture Park’s position as launchpad for the development of drone technology has been further strengthened with the opening of a new Drone Test and...

Beyond Earth
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UK Space-Based Solar Power Project Secures Government Funding

Published: January 12, 2023

Space innovation and technology company the Satellite Applications Catapult has taken the first step in the development of a new sustainable energy technology from space....

Space Applications
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Satellite Applications Catapult Annual Report 2022

Published: January 12, 2023

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Beyond Earth
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IOD-3 Amber – Operations Update

Published: January 10, 2023

Space innovation and technology company the Satellite Applications Catapult and leading SIGINT and space-based intelligence solutions provider Horizon Technologies announced today that IOD-3 Amber™, the...

Resilient Earth
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Adopting STAC to simplify geospatial workflows

Published: December 22, 2022

Data management has always been a tricky business in the Earth Observation (EO) world, with the storage, access and searching of multiple terabytes of satellite...

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