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Space cargo from Glasgow

Europe's highest-volume small satellite production. Residual launch capacity routed through Vandenberg SLC-4E, Kourou (CSG) and 2 other sites.

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Glasgow builds more small satellites than any other city in Europe, with several manufacturers running production lines in the city and a supply chain across central Scotland supporting them.

Cargo leaving Glasgow for orbit consolidates at Glasgow (GLA), with Prestwick (PIK) for freight. From there it routes to Vandenberg SLC-4E, Kourou (CSG) and 2 other sites. Charterspace lists the residual capacity on flights that are already leaving, so what is open from these sites changes as providers release it.

Nothing on this page is a guaranteed service. Residual capacity is sporadic by nature — most of the time there is none open from any given site, and a leg listed today may be gone tomorrow. Payloads bound for orbit are subject to export control, hazardous-materials rules and the launch provider's own acceptance criteria, all of which are settled before anything is booked. If nothing here matches what you need to ship, tell us and we will look at the routes that are not listed.

Launch sites serving Glasgow

  • Baikonur CosmodromeAir freight to Almaty (ALA) or Astana (NQZ), then rail west to the cosmodrome.
  • Wallops Flight FacilityAir freight to Norfolk (ORF) or Salisbury (SBY), then road up Virginia's Eastern Shore.
  • Kourou – CSGAir freight to Cayenne (CAY), then road west to the Centre Spatial Guyanais.
  • Vandenberg SLC-4EAir freight to Los Angeles (LAX) or Santa Barbara (SBA), then road up the coast.

Open capacity from launch sites serving Glasgow

This list is filtered to legs departing from the launch sites Glasgow is served by, not everything on the platform.

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Listed capacity is not guaranteed: it can be de-manifested at any time at the launch operator’s sole discretion, and all capacity is subject to export control laws and regulations. Read the full Risk Disclosure, or tell us what you need to ship if your route is not listed.