Spaceport

Spaceport Snowdonia

Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales – 52.82° N, 4.12° W

Horizontal launchOperational as a test centre – full launch capability pending

Operator: Snowdonia Aerospace LLP / Newton Launch Systems
Status: Operational as a test centre – full launch capability pending
Launch type: Horizontal
Coordinates: 52.82° N, 4.12° W

Background

Built on the former WWII airfield at Llanbedr, Spaceport Snowdonia formally opened in mid-2025 with a high-altitude balloon launch and a vertical rocket demonstration, backed by £1.3 million in investment including UK Space Agency funding. It currently operates as a space technology test centre – offering a thermal vacuum chamber, centrifuge, and rocket engine test stand – in partnership with Newton Launch Systems, while continuing to pursue full horizontal orbital launch status.

Rockets & partners

Newton Launch Systems
B2Space
High-altitude balloon tests

Related launches

Launches from Spaceport Snowdonia will be listed here once scheduled. See the full UK launch schedule for everything on the manifest.

Where it is

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