Prometheus 2 ‘shoe-size' satellites – approximately 30 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 10 cm in height – are scheduled to be launched this summer in Cornwall. (MOD Crown Copyright 2022)

The UK's Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched in collaboration with Virgin Orbit this summer.

Speaking at the Defence Space 2022 conference in London, Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin said that the Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched this summer – in partnership with the US National Reconnaissance Office – using Virgin Orbit's launcher solution at Cornwall Spaceport in Newquay.

This would be the first time that the UK has launched a British satellite into space, Quin said.

The Prometheus 2 will be a test platform for monitoring radio signals including Global Positioning System (GPS), conducting sophisticated imaging, and paving the way for a more connected space-based communication system for the UK and its allies, he said.

Underpinned by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) research and development (R&D), developed by Alton-based In-Space Missions, and designed by Airbus Defence and Space, Prometheus 2 will be the first satellites directly owned by Dstl.

Prometheus 2 ‘shoe-size' satellites – approximately 30 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 10 cm in height – are scheduled to be launched this summer in Cornwall. (MOD Crown Copyright 2022)

The UK's Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched in collaboration with Virgin Orbit this summer.

Speaking at the Defence Space 2022 conference in London, Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin said that the Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched this summer – in partnership with the US National Reconnaissance Office – using Virgin Orbit's launcher solution at Cornwall Spaceport in Newquay.

This would be the first time that the UK has launched a British satellite into space, Quin said.

The Prometheus 2 will be a test platform for monitoring radio signals including Global Positioning System (GPS), conducting sophisticated imaging, and paving the way for a more connected space-based communication system for the UK and its allies, he said.

Underpinned by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) research and development (R&D), developed by Alton-based In-Space Missions, and designed by Airbus Defence and Space, Prometheus 2 will be the first satellites directly owned by Dstl.

Prometheus 2 ‘shoe-size' satellites – approximately 30 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 10 cm in height – are scheduled to be launched this summer in Cornwall. (MOD Crown Copyright 2022)

The UK's Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched in collaboration with Virgin Orbit this summer.

Speaking at the Defence Space 2022 conference in London, Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin said that the Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched this summer – in partnership with the US National Reconnaissance Office – using Virgin Orbit's launcher solution at Cornwall Spaceport in Newquay.

This would be the first time that the UK has launched a British satellite into space, Quin said.

The Prometheus 2 will be a test platform for monitoring radio signals including Global Positioning System (GPS), conducting sophisticated imaging, and paving the way for a more connected space-based communication system for the UK and its allies, he said.

Underpinned by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) research and development (R&D), developed by Alton-based In-Space Missions, and designed by Airbus Defence and Space, Prometheus 2 will be the first satellites directly owned by Dstl.

Prometheus 2 ‘shoe-size' satellites – approximately 30 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 10 cm in height – are scheduled to be launched this summer in Cornwall. (MOD Crown Copyright 2022)

The UK's Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched in collaboration with Virgin Orbit this summer.

Speaking at the Defence Space 2022 conference in London, Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin said that the Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched this summer – in partnership with the US National Reconnaissance Office – using Virgin Orbit's launcher solution at Cornwall Spaceport in Newquay.

This would be the first time that the UK has launched a British satellite into space, Quin said.

The Prometheus 2 will be a test platform for monitoring radio signals including Global Positioning System (GPS), conducting sophisticated imaging, and paving the way for a more connected space-based communication system for the UK and its allies, he said.

Underpinned by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) research and development (R&D), developed by Alton-based In-Space Missions, and designed by Airbus Defence and Space, Prometheus 2 will be the first satellites directly owned by Dstl.

Prometheus 2 ‘shoe-size' satellites – approximately 30 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 10 cm in height – are scheduled to be launched this summer in Cornwall. (MOD Crown Copyright 2022)

The UK's Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched in collaboration with Virgin Orbit this summer.

Speaking at the Defence Space 2022 conference in London, Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin said that the Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched this summer – in partnership with the US National Reconnaissance Office – using Virgin Orbit's launcher solution at Cornwall Spaceport in Newquay.

This would be the first time that the UK has launched a British satellite into space, Quin said.

The Prometheus 2 will be a test platform for monitoring radio signals including Global Positioning System (GPS), conducting sophisticated imaging, and paving the way for a more connected space-based communication system for the UK and its allies, he said.

Underpinned by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) research and development (R&D), developed by Alton-based In-Space Missions, and designed by Airbus Defence and Space, Prometheus 2 will be the first satellites directly owned by Dstl.

Prometheus 2 ‘shoe-size' satellites – approximately 30 cm in length, 20 cm in width, and 10 cm in height – are scheduled to be launched this summer in Cornwall. (MOD Crown Copyright 2022)

The UK's Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched in collaboration with Virgin Orbit this summer.

Speaking at the Defence Space 2022 conference in London, Minister for Defence Procurement Jeremy Quin said that the Prometheus 2 CubeSats will be launched this summer – in partnership with the US National Reconnaissance Office – using Virgin Orbit's launcher solution at Cornwall Spaceport in Newquay.

This would be the first time that the UK has launched a British satellite into space, Quin said.

The Prometheus 2 will be a test platform for monitoring radio signals including Global Positioning System (GPS), conducting sophisticated imaging, and paving the way for a more connected space-based communication system for the UK and its allies, he said.

Underpinned by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) research and development (R&D), developed by Alton-based In-Space Missions, and designed by Airbus Defence and Space, Prometheus 2 will be the first satellites directly owned by Dstl.