Hello from AmbaSat,
We wanted to share a quick update on what we’ve been working on over the past few months, where things stand, and what’s coming next.
There is a lot happening behind the scenes. Alongside ongoing technical development, we’ve been progressing with our regulatory work, building new partnerships, and pushing forward on projects that strengthen both our launch ambitions and the wider AmbaSat offering.
Over recent months, a large part of our focus has been on the detailed engineering documentation and regulatory work needed to move AmbaSat forward in the right way to ensure longevity, repeatability and scalability.
This move forward includes continued development of our spacecraft plans, technical architecture, mission planning, and the supporting documentation required for regulatory review. Much of this work is not always visible externally, but it is essential for securing a launch in a robust and credible way, which act as a foundation for future missions.
We know many of our customers are keen to hear “when are we Launching?”, and so are we. Our approach remains to build carefully and properly, making sure the technical and regulatory foundations are in place rather than rushing key steps.
For those of you who have already built, supported or in some cases flown with AmbaSat, please be assured that you remain an important part of the long-term AmbaSat journey. The work we are doing now – across mission planning, regulatory progress, technical development and wider commercial activity – is all aimed at building a stronger and more sustainable platform for future launches and customer missions. We know many of you have been patiently following the journey for some time, and we remain committed to taking AmbaSat forward in a way that gives your involvement real long-term value.
A major area of effort has been our continued work with the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
Over the coming months, we have further deliverables to complete as part of that process. These include mission safety related documentation, systems definition work, risk and assurance material, and the broader evidence package needed to support mission progress. Whilst all these already existed, they were in a form designed for internal use only, so it was necessary to uplift them to a standard suitable for regulatory oversight and in some cases update them to accurately reflect the changed mission parameters.
This is a significant body of work, but it is also an important part of turning AmbaSat from an exciting concept into a commercial space technology business
Earlier this year, we had constructive discussions with Skyrora regarding launch and the wider UK space launch landscape.
That conversation sat against a very encouraging backdrop for the UK space sector. In August 2025, the UK Civil Aviation Authority granted Skyrora a launch licence, making it the first UK-based rocket company to receive one. The licence allows Skyrora to launch its suborbital Skylark L vehicle from SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland.
For companies like AmbaSat, this is an important sign of progress in the UK launch environment.Reuters reported at the time that a UK launch in 2025 was still unlikely because of launch slot availability, which underlines why realistic planning remains so important.
One of our biggest recent pieces of news is that AmbaSat, together with Inotec Solutions, secured €558,000 of ESA ARTES funding for the Nomadic Multi-Orbit Demonstrator project, announced in March 2026.
The project is aimed at developing a rapidly deployable communications system that can combine different satellite and terrestrial connectivity options in a resilient, field-ready platform. It is a different application from our in-orbit work, but it is highly relevant to AmbaSat’s wider capabilities in communications, systems integration and space-enabled services.
We see this as an important step for the business. It broadens our technical base, brings in new development activity, and further demonstrates that AmbaSat is building real capability beyond a single product line.
We are continuing discussions on further contracts and collaborations.
Some of these are in the space sector, while others build on the wider communications, monitoring and systems expertise we have developed through AmbaSat and related projects. We cannot say too much yet, but the pipeline is active, and we are working hard to convert that into contracted work.
This matters because every solid commercial step helps strengthen the business, deepen our technical capability, and support the path toward launch.
This is still the question we are asked most often.
Our honest answer is that we are getting closer, but we do not want to give a date until we are confident it is properly grounded in the technical, regulatory and launch realities.
There has been real progress. The underlying mission work has moved on, the regulatory engagement is active, and the wider UK launch environment is developing. But there is still important work to complete before we are ready to commit publicly to a firm launch timeframe.
Our current focus is on completing the next key milestones, maintaining momentum, and putting ourselves in the strongest possible position for the first launch campaign.
We know progress can sometimes feel slow from the outside, especially in space projects where so much of the effort goes into technical detail, safety, compliance and mission preparation.
But the progress is real, and we remain committed to delivering something worthwhile, credible and exciting.
Thank you to all our customers, supporters and partners for staying with us. We will keep sharing updates as the next milestones are reached.
Ad astra per aspera
Team AmbaSat