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Satellite Manufacturers

Whole-satellite builders, bus manufacturers, system integrators, and primes with UK satellite operations.

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Satellite Manufacturers

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Whole-satellite builders, bus manufacturers, system integrators, and primes with UK satellite operations.

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AAC Clyde Space

aac-clyde.space

Glasgow-headquartered smallsat manufacturer and Space-Data-as-a-Service provider, offering CubeSat platforms, subsystems, and Earth observation data through its VIREON constellation.

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Airbus

airbus.com

Designs and manufactures around a quarter of the world's telecommunications satellites, with major UK sites at Stevenage and Portsmouth producing satellite platforms, payloads, and Earth observation spacecraft.

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Alba Orbital

albaorbital.com

Glasgow-based PocketQube pico-satellite manufacturer, launch broker, and operator of the Unicorn-2 bus and the Night Lights low-light Earth imaging service.

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BAE Systems

baesystems.com

Defence and aerospace prime whose UK space activities span multi-sensor ISR satellites, secure communications, and space domain awareness; parent of In-Space Missions.

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Blue Skies Space

bssl.space

London-based commercial science-satellite operator running the Mauve UV-visible spectroscopy mission and developing the Twinkle exoplanet spectroscopy satellite, with data delivered to researchers by subscription through its Stardrive platform.

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Boeing

boeing.co.uk

Aerospace prime whose UK space activities span satellite communications, GPS and PNT systems, and collaborative R&D on next-generation satellite technologies.

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Exobotics

exobotics.space

Oxford-based supplier of 1U–27U CubeSat buses, subsystems, and desktop thermal-vacuum and vibration test equipment for small spacecraft.

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Honeywell

honeywell.com

Designs and manufactures components and subsystems for communications, Earth observation, and scientific satellites, including inertial sensors, guidance hardware, and avionics.

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In-Space Missions

in-space.co.uk

Hampshire-based designer, builder, and operator of bespoke 10–300 kg satellite missions, including hosted-payload rideshares and multi-sensor ISR spacecraft.

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L3Harris

l3harris.com

Defence and space systems prime with UK operations across 11 sites, supplying satellite communications, RF payloads, and space domain awareness systems.

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Lockheed Martin

lockheedmartin.com

US defence and aerospace prime whose UK space activities include space domain awareness, satellite ground systems, and support for UK spaceport development.

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MDA Space

mda.space

Robotics, satellite systems, and geo-intelligence provider; the UK arm in Harwell works on 5G direct-to-device satellite missions and software-defined satellite payloads.

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NanoAvionics

nanoavionics.com

Nano- and microsatellite bus manufacturer and mission integrator, with UK operations in Basingstoke and Didcot offering standard and custom platforms plus full MAIT and mission services.

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Open Cosmos

open-cosmos.com

Harwell-based provider of end-to-end smallsat missions and operator of the OpenConstellation shared satellite infrastructure and DataCosmos analytics platform.

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RTX

rtx.com

Defence and aerospace prime whose UK space activities cover space domain awareness, orbital analysis services, and satellite communications, with manufacturing in Scotland.

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Surrey Satellite Technology

sstl.co.uk

Guildford-based pioneer of the smallsat industry, building and operating small satellites for Earth observation, navigation, science, lunar, and defence missions.

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Thales Alenia Space UK

thalesgroup.com

Reading-based satellite manufacturer supplying payloads and subsystems for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, and science missions, including LISA gravitational-wave mission hardware.