UK Space Economy

Companies supplying technologies involved in providing inter-satellite or satellite to ground communications for data downlink.

Companies developing technologies involved in the security of satellite data including cybersecurity software and cryptography.

Companies providing the technologies and infrastructure involved in the storage and processing of satellite data after downlink.

Companies building the equipment and facilities, and supplying services which enable the engineering, manufacturing, and testing of space systems.

Companies developing the technologies which enable human spaceflight activities for tourism, science, and exploration.

Companies that possess analytics capabilities for optical imagery, radar imagery, and geolocation data.

Companies delivering digital platforms which involve software to process, analyse, and access geospatial data.

Organisations providing the technologies and infrastructure involved in the ground segment of data downlink including ground stations, services, and terminals.

Companies producing space hardware, which includes satellites and space sub-systems for propulsion, thermal, mechanical, power, control, robotic, communications, and payloads.

Organisations supplying aerial platforms which operate in the atmosphere and stratosphere including balloons, airships, drones, and other UAVs.

Organisations developing the technologies which enable in-orbit activities including research and manufacturing in microgravity.

Organisations dedicated to the development of infrastructure enabling the operation of launch vehicles including launch pads, spaceports, and mission control facilities.

Companies offering services enabling the design, testing, and operation of launching space missions.

Companies developing and supplying launch vehicles and sub-systems which include rockets, sub-orbital flight, and spaceplanes.

Companies supplying products which make use of satellite navigation and communications to provide location or connectivity services in downstream markets.

Companies providing specialised materials involved in the manufacturing of space systems to provide structural, thermal, and propulsion properties.

Organisations dedicated to the development of technologies which enable the discovery and exploitation of space resources including solar power and asteroid mining.

Companies that own and/or manage satellites or satellite constellations.

Companies providing and using software that facilitates the design, manufacturing, and operation of space systems including launch vehicles, satellites, and other spacecraft.

Organisations involved in space governance, research, and business ecosystems.

Organisations building the infrastructure enabling the operation and logistics of in-orbit systems including space stations and satellites.