UK Space Facilities Spaceport Cornwall

Spaceport Cornwall is the UK’s Horizontal Launch solution, utilising the state-of-the-art facilities at Cornwall Airport Newquay and Goonhilly Earth Station. A partnership between Cornwall Council and Virgin Orbit will result in a first launch by 2021. Facilities at Cornwall Airport Newquay are publicly owned by Cornwall Council and can be accessed via an application for use, which may be progressed through the Enterprise Zone board if financial support is being sought. Facilities at Goonhilly are privately owned and can be accessed through the owners Goonhilly Earth Station as well as the Enterprise Zone board if financial support is being sought.
Existing Hardened Aircraft Shelters (HAS) are available for rocket and propulsion testing.
	Hardened Aircraft Shelters suitable for rocket & propulsion testing
With one of the longest runways in the UK (2744m), state-of-the-art infrastructure, direct access to the sea, uncongested airspace and low residential build-up, the airport has the facilities in place to operate now.
	Newquay/St Mawgan runway
Facilities at Goonhilly Earth Station allow Tracking, monitoring and mission control. Goonhilly is the world’s largest satellite earth receiving station with commercial deep space communications.
	Goonhilly Downs space tracking station

Spaceport Cornwall
21 Nov 2018

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