Company · Shetland
SaxaVord
SaxaVord is a space company based in Shetland, with 1 funding round on the record.
What they do
“Located in Unst, Shetland, and one of only two such facilities in Europe, it has the capacity to carry out 60% of orbital launches from the continent.”
In its own words, on saxavord.com
In plain speak
They operate a spaceport that launches rockets into orbit.
In the news
Funding rounds
Timeline
- newsFunding package will allow SaxaVord to complete spaceport development
- fundingGrowth, £60m from Wild Ventures
- newsSaxaVord named in UK-Germany space cooperation plans
- newsSpace debris mission set to launch from SaxaVord
- newsSaxaVord Spaceport earmarked by UK and German governments for European launches
On the record
SaxaVord Spaceport finalised a £60 million funding deal, including £30 million match funding from investor Wild Ventures.
SaxaVord Spaceport was named in a joint UK-German statement on deepening space cooperation, following its contractual ties with German firms Rocket Factory Augsburg and Hyimpulse.
The UK Active Debris Removal mission was set to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland.
SaxaVord Spaceport was named in UK-Germany space cooperation plans set out in a joint statement after a meeting in Berlin on 8 October 2026.
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