British Space Thread

[TheKutKu]

Skynet-1A: Why did the UK's oldest space satellite end up thousands of miles from where it should have been?

Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.

www.bbc.com

 

[Forest Green]

TARDIS technology.

 

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Skynet-1A: Why did the UK's oldest space satellite end up thousands of miles from where it should have been?

Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.

www.bbc.com

The original blog referenced in the above article.

The Curious Case of Skynet 1A – and Why It Matters

The Registration Convention is one of the international treaties which regulates the space environment. Implemented in the 1970s, it requires nation states to inform the United Nations about the orbits of the satellites that they launch into space. In order to comply with this requirement, the UK Sp

gnosisnetwork.org

 

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ABL is exiting the commercial launch market in favour of the defense market.

ABL Space Systems, a six-year-old launch startup, announced it is exiting the commercial launch market to focus on missile defense programs for the Pentagon. The move comes after a string of setbacks and mounting challenges in gaining traction against dominant players like SpaceX and Rocket Lab.

ABL Space exits commercial launch market, shifts focus to missile defense

‘We have made the decision to focus our efforts on national defense, and specifically on missile defense technologies’

spacenews.com

 

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A rocket manufacturer is to "pause" construction of a spaceport in Sutherland to instead focus its launch efforts in Shetland.

The company, which is based at Forres in Moray, said it would retain the lease on the Sutherland site and did not rule out developing it in future.

Rocket firm 'pauses' plan for Highland spaceport in Sutherland

Orbex announces it will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord in Shetland.

www.bbc.com

 

[FighterJock]

Bad news for Sutherland, I wonder what caused them to switch to Shetland?

 

[Michel Van]

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