Industry / Companies

121 organisations

OrganisationCountryTypeFoundedOrbital launchesIn orbitRockets / spacecraft
Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) United Kingdom Government / agency 1904 2* 2 1
One Web (One Web) United Kingdom Commercial 2015 0 634 0
International Maritime Satellite Organization (INMARSAT) United Kingdom International organisation 1979 0 11 0
Open Cosmos Ltd. (Open Cosmos) United Kingdom Commercial 2015 0 7 0
Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey (Surrey Space Ctr) United Kingdom Academic / research 1985 0 7 0
Spire/Glasgow (Spire/Glasgow) United Kingdom Commercial 2015 0 5 0
Ministry of Defence, London (UK MoD) United Kingdom Government / agency 1964 0 4 0
Orbital Astronautics (OrbAstro) United Kingdom Commercial 2018 0 4 0
Alba Orbital Ltd. (Alba Orbital) United Kingdom Commercial 2012 0 3 0
Avanti Communications (AVN) United Kingdom Commercial 2007 0 3 0
British Aerospace (BAE) United Kingdom Commercial 1977 0 3 0
DMC International Imaging (DMCii) United Kingdom Commercial 2004 0 3 0
Defense Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) United Kingdom Government / agency 1995 0 2 0
Satellite Vu (Satellite Vu) United Kingdom Commercial 2016 0 2 0
Blue Skies Space Ltd (Blue Skies Space) United Kingdom Commercial 2024 0 1 0
British National Space Center (BNSC) United Kingdom Government / agency 1985 0 1 0
Defense Research Agency (DRA) United Kingdom Government / agency 1991 0 1 0
Heriot-Watt University (Heriot-Watt) United Kingdom Academic / research 1821 0 1 0
Iota Technologies (Iota Tech) United Kingdom Commercial 2014 0 1 0
Sen Corporation Ltd (Sen) United Kingdom Commercial 2007 0 1 0
Space Forge (Space Forge) United Kingdom Commercial 2018 0 1 0
Technology Strategy Board, Dept. for Business, Innovation and Skills (UK TSB) United Kingdom Government / agency 2007 0 1 0
UK Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) United Kingdom Government / agency 1981 0 1 0
UK Space Agency (UKSA) United Kingdom Government / agency 2010 0 1 0
United Kingdom Space Command (UK Space Command) United Kingdom Government / agency 2021 0 1 0
University of Surrey Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Eng. (U of Surrey) United Kingdom Academic / research 1968 0 1 0
Airbus Defense and Space (UK) (Corsham) (Airbus/Paradigm) United Kingdom Commercial 2015 0 0 0
AMPAC In-Space Propulsion (UK) (AMPAC-ISP UK) United Kingdom Commercial 2004 0 0 0
AMSAT-UK (AMSAT-UK) United Kingdom Academic / research 1975 0 0 0
Armstrong Siddeley (Armstrong Sid.) United Kingdom Commercial 1919 0 0 0
Atlantic Research Corp. UK (RO) United Kingdom Government / agency 1998 0 0 0
Babcock Integrated Technology Ltd. (Babcock) United Kingdom Commercial 2008 0 0 0
BAE In-Space Missions (In-Space BAE) United Kingdom Commercial 2021 0 0 0
Birmingham University (Bir) United Kingdom Academic / research 0 0 0
Bristol Aero Engines (Bristol Aero Eng) United Kingdom Commercial 1956 0 0 0
Bristol Aerojet UK, Banwell Factory (BAJ UK) United Kingdom Commercial 1959 0 0 0
Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol/Banwell) United Kingdom Commercial 1910 0 0 0
Bristol Engine Co. (Bristol Engines) United Kingdom Commercial 1918 0 0 0
Bristol Siddeley (Coventry) (Bristol Siddeley) United Kingdom Commercial 1960 0 0 0
Bristol Siddeley (Filton) (Bristol Siddeley) United Kingdom Commercial 1958 0 0 0
Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd (BSEL) Leavesden (Bristol Siddeley) United Kingdom Commercial 1959 0 0 0
Bristol University (Bristol) United Kingdom Academic / research 1909 0 0 0
British Aircraft Company (BAC) United Kingdom Commercial 1960 0 0 0
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) United Kingdom Government / agency 1962 0 0 0
British National Committee for Space Research, Royal Society (BNCSR) United Kingdom Government / agency 1958 0 0 0
British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB) United Kingdom Commercial 1986 0 0 0
British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) United Kingdom Commercial 1990 0 0 0
Cardiff University (Cardiff) United Kingdom Academic / research 1883 0 0 0

* Includes launches and satellites of the organisation's subsidiaries, divisions and sites, which are listed on its page.

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