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Satuccino: February 2026 – Investment

Our monthly networking event is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded professionals, exchange ideas, and hear dynamic one-minute pitches from guest speakers.

Space Com Expo: Florida

We’re so excited to have Mike Curtis-Rouse, our Head of ISAM, speaking at Space Com Florida! Don’t miss the panel ‘From Tarmac to Tomorrow: Innovating Ground Support Equipment’ where you can hear Mike as part of the discussion, uncovering why rethinking ground service systems is essential to advancing into the next space age.

Space Investment Conference

This event will bring together private equity firms, venture capital funds, institutional investors, and space sector experts to explore the potential for growth in the space sector. This two day event has an agenda that focuses on commercial opportunity and strategic importance. Our Investment and Strategic Finance Director, Nayen Pankhania, will be speaking at 11:30am […]

The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Drone Centre Achieves CAA Accreditation

The Satellite Applications Catapult’s Drone Test and Development Centre (DTDC) has been officially recognised by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as a national test and evaluation site for uncrewed and autonomous air systems in the UK.  As a CAA pre-assessed test site, this marks a major step forward in accelerating the safe development, validation […]

The Opportunity for Speculative Design in Space

November 2025 This piece was written by our SPINtern Luke Aitken who completed an 8 week placement with our User Centred Design team in summer 2025. “We believe that by speculating more, at all levels of society, and exploring alternative scenarios, reality will become more malleable and, although the future cannot be predicted, we can […]

Supporting Nature-Positive Projects with Space Technology

What is Nature Finance? Nature Finance places nature at the heart of financial decision-making. It is the flow of financial mechanisms, investments and strategies to protect, restore and sustainably manage natural ecosystems and the services they provide. It ensures increased resilience by creating markets for services such as flood management and carbon removals. The State […]

Purchase Order Terms & Conditions

1. Definitions and interpretation 1.1. In these Conditions, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 1.1.1. “Affiliate” means in relation to a company, each and any subsidiary or holding company from time to time of that company, and each and any subsidiary from time to time of a holding company of that company. 1.1.2. […]

Supplier Code of Conduct

This Supplier Code of Conduct (“Supplier Code”) sets out the standards of behaviour that Satellite Applications Catapult (“Catapult”) expects from our suppliers when working with us. We are committed to conducting business ethically, sustainably, and in compliance with all applicable laws, and we expect our suppliers to share our commitment to sound and ethical business […]

S5 EP10: Scaling Up the UK Space Sector

In this episode we’re dissecting the political landscape shaping the UK space industry's future.

S5 EP9: Orbiting the Truth: Space-Based Emissions Reporting

In this episode we’re going to be discussing emissions reporting.

S5 EP8: User-Centred Design: Bridging the Creativity and Innovation Gap

In this episode of In-Orbit we explore the surprising and critical world of user-centered design

Additive Manufacturing

Satellite Assembly, Integration, and Testing

DTDC Training Academy

Our Drone Test & Development Centre Training Academy is the ideal venue for you to host training sessions with on-site flight areas, classrooms, meeting rooms and break areas.

Successful Independent Flight Termination System Testing

Flare Bright are a rapidly growing organisation from the United Kingdom that are pioneering the development of novel drone technologies. Founded in 2015 by Dr. Kelvin Hamilton FRAeS and Dr. Conrad Rider, Flare Bright has been developing aerospace technologies with the aim of enhancing the safety of drone operations in the United Kingdom and the […]

Advancing Satcom Innovation with Sofant Technologies at the Satellite Applications Catapult

Introducing Sofant and Their Miniaturised Ka-Band Satcom Terminals Sofant Technologies, based in Edinburgh, is developing cutting-edge Ka-band satcom terminals designed for both airborne and ground-based platforms. These systems significantly reduce the size, weight, and cost of existing terminals using custom-designed components, with the long-term goal of enabling high-volume production without the need for over-the-air testing. […]

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

Introducing Imperial and their Drone radar system for detecting ground and structural movements Imperial College London’s Geotechnics Section are world-leading experts in satellite Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), for monitoring millimetric rates of Earth surface and structural deformation. This data is invaluable for engineers across various industries, such as energy, transport and civil engineering. As […]

Colin McInnes

Colin McInnes is James Watt Chair, Professor of Engineering Science at the University of Glasgow, where he holds a Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies. His long-term programme of research spans a range of emerging space technologies, spacecraft orbital dynamics and space resources. He aims to devise, develop and demonstrate new ideas and […]

Tony Mather

Tony Mather has spent over 30 years working in technology and digital transformation most recently as CIO at the Atomic Weapons Establishment where he was responsible for a substantial information and technology change portfolio. He has been Business Transformation Director at the Musgrave Group, CIO and member of the Board of the Foreign and Commonwealth […]

Ruth Mallors-Ray

Ruth Mallors-Ray is a consultant who fosters collaboration across industry, government, and academia. Her portfolio spans sectors such as manufacturing, aviation, and emerging fields like hydrogen. Ruth was formerly Chief Operating Officer of the Aerospace Technology Institute and Director of the Aerospace, Aviation and Defence Knowledge Transfer Network. Currently, she serves as Chair of the […]

Sustainable Earth

Accelerating the uptake of space technology to address human well-being, climate, and broader environmental challenges

Autonomous & Connected Earth

Integration of space into multiple connectivity services

Beyond Earth

Our mission is to expand UK participation in the beyond earth economy by leveraging advances in robotics, AI, and lower cost launch.