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SaxaVord Spaceport
SaxaVord Spaceport in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
SaxaVord Spaceport is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
SaxaVord Spaceport, previously known as Shetland Space Centre, is a spaceport located on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, the most northerly of the inhabited Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland. The site is near the RAF Saxa Vord radar station and the settlement of Skaw.
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Background
History
A report from the UK Space Agency initially identified the site as offering clear northbound trajectories for polar and sun-synchronous orbits, with the highest potential payload of any location in the UK. Lockheed Martin initially expressed interest in flying their UK Pathfinder satellite launch system from the proposed spaceport. The UK Pathfinder Launch programme is supported by £23.5 million of UK Space Agency grants. The launch site is also planned to be used by HyImpulse Technologies, a German rocket maker, who were initially aiming for engine and suborbital testing by the end of 2021, with orbital launches originally hoped for by 2023. In October 2021, Skyrora signed a multi-launch…
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- Coordinates
- 60.8175, -0.7736
- Address
- Lamba Ness, Shetland, Scotland
Sources
- wikidata: Q102180898 (CC0)
- wikipedia: SaxaVord Spaceport (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is SaxaVord Spaceport?
- SaxaVord Spaceport is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 60.8175°, -0.7736°.
- Who owns SaxaVord Spaceport?
- SaxaVord Spaceport is owned by https://saxavord.com.