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Sustainable fishing start-up, OceanMind spins out from the Satellite Applications Catapult

The Satellite Applications Catapult is delighted to announce its OceanMind business unit is now an independent, not-for-profit company. This pioneering new entity will continue its...

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Study reveals it is possible to identify potential lithium “hot-spots” from space

A team of scientists have proved that satellites can detect characteristics in vegetation and minerals on the surface, which when combined with geological data, could...

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Catapult partners with Kepler Communications to accelerate growth in Low Earth Orbit telecommunications services

Catapult awards In-Orbit Demonstration Mission 5 (IOD 5) to Kepler Communications to accelerate market access in response to emerging global opportunities for wide-area Internet of...

Finding flatroofs with QGIS

Emily Selwood is a Software Engineer at the Satellite Applications Catapult, following a Hackathon event in Bristol earlier this year Emily has developed a way...

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Catapult expands In-Orbit Demonstration Programme working with Open Cosmos to offer new 6U CubeSat mission opportunity

The Satellite Applications Catapult is expanding its landmark In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) Programme with support from the UK Space Agency. In collaboration with Open Cosmos, today...

Launching Air Quality Monitoring into the 21st Century

We’re excited to announce that Eloise Marais, Research Scientist at the University of Birmingham, is working with the Satellite Applications and Future Cities Catapults as...

Small Satellites – How do we predict trends?

Nick has been our Space Technology Business Analyst Intern for the past year and has been an excellent asset to the Small Satellites and Future...

Goonhilly lands £24m investment enabling global expansion

Investment in Goonhilly Earth Station will include building a private global deep space network. 13 May 2018 – Cornwall, UK: Following the recent £8.4m contract...

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Space Sector Deal Announcement

Today we welcome the statement of support from Science Minister, Sam Gyimah, for the Prosperity from Space proposal for a Space Sector Deal. The proposal...

New Laws Unlock Exciting Space Era for UK

New laws are set to get Royal Assent today which will unlock an exciting era of British space innovation, exploration and investment. The Space Industry Bill will...

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Opportunity for Early Stage Businesses at Westcott

The Satellite Applications Catapult is today helping to launch the new Westcott Business Incubation Centre (BIC) located in the Westcott Venture Park, near Aylesbury. The...

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2018 ‘Farming by Satellite’ Prize launches today

Registration for the 4th edition of the Farming by Satellite Prize was officially opened today by Deputy Director General Pierre Delsaux, DG Grow, European Commission...

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