Skyrora
Commercial · 
United Kingdom · founded 2017
Products
Rockets and spacecraft
| Name | Type | Status | First flight | Launches | To low orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyrora XL | Rocket | Retired | 0 |
Recent launches
| Date | Mission | Vehicle | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2022 | 2022-A27 | Skylark L | Skyrora Micro launch site, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland | Failure |
| 17 Aug 2020 | 2020-A18 | Skylark Micro | Skyrora Micro launch site, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland | Success |
In the news
Recent headlines
- UK space firm Skyrora explores buying assets of struggling rival Orbex SpaceDaily · 13 Feb 2026
- Skyrora weighs options on the path to the UK’s first vertical launch NASASpaceflight · 14 Aug 2025
- UK Regulator Grants First Vertical Launch License to Scottish Rocket Firm Skyrora NASASpaceflight · 5 Aug 2025
- Skyrora Secures Launch Licence for Suborbital Skylark L Rocket European Spaceflight · 5 Aug 2025
- Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2024
- Boost! ESA · 3 Jun 2024
- Skyrora Tests First 3D Printed Rocket Engine The Launch Pad · 19 Jun 2023
- Skyrora working towards 2023 orbital launch after suborbital failure SpaceNews · 18 Nov 2022
- ESA awards €10.45 million to two UK launch startups SpaceNews · 24 Mar 2021
- Yahsat hires new CFO • Vega launch delayed to August • Tim Peake joins Skyrora advisory board SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2020
Provenance