The Space Hub Sutherland is a government project by the HIE, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, to develop a launch site in northern Scotland. It is one of two spaceports being developed in Scotland, the other one being SaxaVord Spaceport.
SaxaVord Spaceport, located in the Shetland Islands all the way in Northern Scotland, will be the largest orbital spaceport in the UK and possibly in Europe. Founded in 2018 as one of the primary contenders of the UK’s space initiative, SaxaVord is building a massive facility with launch pads for orbital rockets, a satellite tracking station, housing for crew and tourists, and even reviving an old airport.
Isar Aerospace is a German rocket company building Spectrum, a two-stage rocket designed to carry about 1,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit. Spectrum reached orbit on its second flight on 5 September 2026, and Isar raised a EUR 270 million Series D in June 2026.
GOSA (German Offshore Spaceport Alliance) is developing a rocket launch platform (“spaceport”) for Germany. We show you how the launches could work from the mobile North Sea launch platform.
Latitude (formerly Venture Orbital Systems) is a French NewSpace company developing a LOX/RP-1 microlauncher (formerly Zephyr). As of October 2026 it has not flown; Series B raised EUR 27 million; an Etlaq Oman LoI targets an experimental late-2027 inaugural that we treat as optimistic. In-depth analysis on moontomars.space.
Orbex is a European rocket startup developing the Orbex Prime rocket. The Orbex Prime will be a microlauncher with potential payloads of up to 150 kilogram to low earth orbit (LEO). Orbex is truly a European new-space startup, though it considers itself UK-based for strategic reasons.
Skyrora is a NewSpace company based in Scotland that develops the Skyrora XL, a three-stage liquid propulsion rocket for payloads of 315 kg into low-earth-orbit. Read our insights and analysis of Skyrora
The Andøya Space Center is a spaceport made for launching rockets in northen Norway. It is a remarkable and historic place that you probably have not heard of. With a history of rocket launches dating back to 1962, it is one of the oldest active launch sites in the world. Its location in northern Norway at a latitude of 69° makes it also the northernmost launch site in the world.
Now, Andøya Space Center (ASC) will become the first of its kind on the European continent with a new launch site for orbital launches.
HyImpulse Technologies builds hybrid paraffin/LOX rockets. SR75-1 flew from Koonibba on 3 May 2024; a UK CAA licence covers SaxaVord for spring 2027. Series A and a Series A Extension above EUR 50 million equity arrived in 2025–26. SL1 targets 600 kg to LEO; HyMOVE is a separate OTV.
