https://spacewatch.global/tag/orbex-lp1/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:00:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/orbex-lp1/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2022/02/orbex-prepares-for-test-launch-with-launchpad-arriving-on-site/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 07:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=39224 Orbex announced that Orbex LP1, the first rocket launchpad constructed in the UK for more than 50 years, is now in place at the Orbex test site in Kinloss, Scotland. LP1 was manufactured by a Scottish company specialising in marine and lifting equipment, the Motive Offshore Group. The new launchpad was built and tested to meet strict international standards. ]]>