Satellites
(asked on 14th March 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many satellites under the control of UK-registered businesses have been launched from overseas locations in each of the past 15 years.
Answered by
Lord Vallance of Balham
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
This question was answered on 28th March 2025
728 UK-registered satellites have been launched overseas in the last 15 years. Between 2010 and 2019 there was an average of five and a half UK-registered satellites launched overseas each year, rising to 134.4 launches each year between 2020 and 2024.