SaxaVord Spaceport / spaceport
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SaxaVord Spaceport is a UK spaceport located on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, the most northerly of the inhabited Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland. The site is near the RAF Saxa Vord radar station and the settlement of Skaw, adjacent to the Saxa Vord distillery.
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faq
Where is SaxaVord Spaceport?
SaxaVord Spaceport is located in United Kingdom. (source, as of 2026-07-05)
How many launches has SaxaVord Spaceport hosted?
SaxaVord Spaceport has hosted 0 launches. (source, as of 2026-07-11)
facts
countryUnited Kingdom
operatorunknown
first launchunknown
launches total0
statuslicensed, first launch pending
websitesaxavord.com
events
- notable2026-07-07SaxaVord sets RFA ONE's maiden launch window for August 10
sources
[1] ll.thespacedevs.com ↗
country2026-07-05launches totalfirst-party2026-07-11
[2] en.wikipedia.org ↗
statuswikipedia2026-07-05
[3] saxavord.com ↗
websitefirst-party2026-07-05