United Kingdom
Space organisations, launches and satellites
Directory
Organisations in United Kingdom
| Organisation | Type | Founded | Orbital launches | In orbit | Rockets / spacecraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Aircraft Establishment | Government / agency | 1904 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| One Web | Commercial | 2015 | 0 | 634 | 0 |
| International Maritime Satellite Organization | International organisation | 1979 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Open Cosmos Ltd. | Commercial | 2015 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey | Academic / research | 1985 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Spire/Glasgow | Commercial | 2015 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence, London | Government / agency | 1964 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Orbital Astronautics | Commercial | 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Alba Orbital Ltd. | Commercial | 2012 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Avanti Communications | Commercial | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| British Aerospace | Commercial | 1977 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DMC International Imaging | Commercial | 2004 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defense Evaluation and Research Agency | Government / agency | 1995 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Satellite Vu | Commercial | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Blue Skies Space Ltd | Commercial | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| British National Space Center | Government / agency | 1985 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense Research Agency | Government / agency | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Academic / research | 1821 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iota Technologies | Commercial | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sen Corporation Ltd | Commercial | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Space Forge | Commercial | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Technology Strategy Board, Dept. for Business, Innovation and Skills | Government / agency | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| UK Science and Engineering Research Council | Government / agency | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| UK Space Agency | Government / agency | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| United Kingdom Space Command | Government / agency | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| University of Surrey Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Eng. | Academic / research | 1968 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Airbus Defense and Space (UK) (Corsham) | Commercial | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMPAC In-Space Propulsion (UK) | Commercial | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMSAT-UK | Academic / research | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armstrong Siddeley | Commercial | 1919 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlantic Research Corp. UK | Government / agency | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Babcock Integrated Technology Ltd. | Commercial | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BAE In-Space Missions | Commercial | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham University | Academic / research | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bristol Aero Engines | Commercial | 1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Aerojet UK, Banwell Factory | Commercial | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Aeroplane Company | Commercial | 1910 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Engine Co. | Commercial | 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Siddeley (Coventry) | Commercial | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Siddeley (Filton) | Commercial | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd (BSEL) Leavesden | Commercial | 1959 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol University | Academic / research | 1909 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Aircraft Company | Commercial | 1960 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Antarctic Survey | Government / agency | 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British National Committee for Space Research, Royal Society | Government / agency | 1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Satellite Broadcasting | Commercial | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| British Sky Broadcasting | Commercial | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff University | Academic / research | 1883 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clyde Space Ltd. | Commercial | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Com Dev International/Aylesbury | Commercial | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Culham Laboratory | Government / agency | 1963 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| De Havilland Engine Co. | Commercial | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence Science and Technology Laboratory | Government / agency | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earth-i Ltd. | Commercial | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott Bros (London) Space and Weapon Research Labs (Marconi) | Commercial | 1804 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| English Electric | Commercial | 1918 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EuropeStar Ltd. | Commercial | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eutelsat OneWeb | Commercial | 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exobotics UK Ltd | Commercial | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GE Capital Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd. | Commercial | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |