National Satellite Test Facility

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The National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF) is a testing site for artificial satellites, located in Harwell, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is the first dedicated satellite testing facility in the UK. [1] Construction began in 2018 and was completed in 2024. The facility opened in May 2024. [2] [3] It was built through a collaboration between RAL (Rutherford Appleton Lab) Space and the National Physical Laboratory. [4]

Its first customers were Airbus Defence and Space UK. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Harwell: New satellite testing facility opens in Oxfordshire". BBC News. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  2. ↑ O’Callaghan, Jonathan. "This Gargantuan Lab Simulates Blasting Satellites Into Space". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  3. ↑ Team, Web (2024-05-24). "UK opens £100 million National Satellite Test Facility". Aerospace Testing International. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
  4. ↑ "RAL Space New facility for small satellites set to boost UK EO sector". www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk. UK Science and Technologies Facilities Council. 5 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "UK's largest satellite testing facility welcomes first customers". www.ukri.org. UK Research and Innovation. 11 May 2023.

51°34′36″N1°18′47″W / 51.5768°N 1.3131°W / 51.5768; -1.3131


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