National Satellite Test Facility
The National Satellite Test Facility is a testing site for artificial satellites, located in Harwell, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. It is the first dedicated satellite testing facility in the UK. Construction began in 2018 and was completed in 2024. The facility opened in May 2024. It was built through a collaboration between RAL Space and the National Physical Laboratory.
Its first customers were Airbus Defence and Space UK.