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Written question asked by Lord Birt (Crossbench) on Monday, 17 May 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 June 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Tuesday, 1 June 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


OneWeb

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Callanan on 26 April (HL14697), what proportion of OneWeb launches are anticipated to use small launchers; and what is their assessment of the scale of the market for small launchers sited in Cornwall and Scotland.

Answer

Launch decisions are a business matter for OneWeb. The company is aware of the UK’s ambitions to launch satellites from Cornwall and Scotland by 2022 and will be encouraged to utilise this launch capability.

Based on market analysis conducted to date by the UK Space Agency, we are confident there is a market to support planned UK spaceports in Cornwall, Sutherland, and Shetland.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL257
Session
2021-22
Related items
OneWeb
Monday, 26 April 2021
Written questions
House of Lords
OneWeb
Monday, 21 June 2021
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Cornwall Scotland Satellites OneWeb
Link
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