civil space programme of the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/civil_space_programme_of_the_United_Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	space programme
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:British_National_Space_Centre gptkb:Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council gptkb:UK_Space_Agency
gptkbp:budget	approximately £500 million (2020s)
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:NASA gptkb:European_Space_Agency gptkb:Roscosmos
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established	1960s
gptkbp:firstSatellite	Ariel 1
gptkbp:firstSatelliteLaunchedBy	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:firstSatelliteLaunchedFrom	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstSatelliteLaunchedIndigenously	gptkb:Prospero_X-3
gptkbp:firstSatelliteLaunchedIndigenouslyFrom	gptkb:Woomera_Range_Complex
gptkbp:firstSatelliteLaunchedIndigenouslyYear	1971
gptkbp:firstSatelliteLaunchedYear	1962
gptkbp:focusesOn	space science space exploration satellite technology Earth observation
gptkbp:goal	support scientific research promote commercial space activities enhance national security develop UK space industry enable satellite launches from UK soil support climate monitoring
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	civil space programme of the United Kingdom
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Spaceport_Cornwall gptkb:Woomera_Range_Complex gptkb:Shetland_Space_Centre
gptkbp:notableMission	gptkb:Prospero_X-3 gptkb:NovaSAR-1 gptkb:Beagle_2 gptkb:Skylark_rocket Ariel 1
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Galileo_(satellite_navigation) gptkb:Solar_Orbiter gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope gptkb:Copernicus_Programme gptkb:Skynet_(satellite) gptkb:ExoMars gptkb:Mars_Express Lunar Pathfinder
gptkbp:primaryAgency	gptkb:UK_Space_Agency
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:Virgin_Orbit gptkb:Royal_Astronomical_Society gptkb:Reaction_Engines_Limited gptkb:Satellite_Applications_Catapult gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_UK gptkb:OneWeb gptkb:Skyrora gptkb:Inmarsat gptkb:Orbex gptkb:Surrey_Satellite_Technology_Ltd
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:UKSA
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7