EPIC Missions

End-to-End Satellite Missions Built for Results

From Concept to Orbit to Data Delivery, AAC Clyde Space Powers Mission Success

Definition | Design | Delivery | Data

At AAC Clyde Space, we offer complete satellite mission solutions—from initial concept to data delivery. Whether you’re launching a single satellite or an entire constellation, our expert team guides your mission through every stage: defining objectives, designing advanced spacecraft, ensuring smooth deployment, and delivering high-quality data for decision-making.

Data

Definition

Understanding your business needs.
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Design

Drawing on 35 successful missions.
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Delivery

Launch ready satellites in under 12 months.
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Data

Application ready data. Delivered.
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Our Mission Heritage

>25 Operational Years Experience

>25 Operational Years Experience

AAC Clyde Space will be celebrating 20 years of operations in 2025. AAC SpaceQuest part of the AAC Clyde Space Group, founded in 1994 have delivered on-orbit and operated over 20 satellites, since 2004, with diverse payloads for a variety of commercial customers and government agencies.

35+ Satellites launched

35+ Satellites launched

We have launched and continue to launch satellites for Earth Observation, Communication and scientific missions. With payloads stretching across the VDES, IoT, SINIT, EO to AIS applications.
In fact, AAC Clyde Space has been flying AIS payloads and collecting AIS data from space for more than 20 years.

100+ Years Aggregated Heritage and Counting

100+ Years Aggregated Heritage and Counting

No only do we have over 20 years of experience designing and manufacturing spacecraft but we have even more man hours invested in our in-house developed space components and solutions, solutions that we use in our own satellites.

>25 Operational Years Experience

AAC Clyde Space will be celebrating 20 years of operations in 2025. AAC SpaceQuest part of the AAC Clyde Space Group, founded in 1994 have delivered on-orbit and operated over 20 satellites, since 2004, with diverse payloads for a variety of commercial customers and government agencies.

35+ Satellites launched

We have launched and continue to launch satellites for Earth Observation, Communication and scientific missions. With payloads stretching across the VDES, IoT, SINIT, EO to AIS applications.
In fact, AAC Clyde Space has been flying AIS payloads and collecting AIS data from space for more than 20 years.

100+ Years Aggregated Heritage and Counting

No only do we have over 20 years of experience designing and manufacturing spacecraft but we have even more man hours invested in our in-house developed space components and solutions, solutions that we use in our own satellites.

EPIC Platforms

EPIC VIEW

  • 1 Designed for Earth Observation

  • 2 Approved for Simera Sense xScape range

  • 3 Fast downlink to meet your data needs

  • 4 High-precision, high-accuracy ADCS

  • 5 Premium platform with unparalleled flight heritage

  • 6 Rapidly manufactured, flight-ready satellite

  • 7 EPIC-SAFE for reliable, secure data transmission

  • 8 Resilient command and data handling

  • 9 Compatible with main launch vehicles

  • 10 Quality assured

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EPIC LINK

  • 1 Designed for communications

  • 2 Available with customer supplied payload, with the option of Xiphos SDR

  • 3 High power to meet your mission requirements

  • 4 Low-noise design

  • 5 Premium platform with unparalleled flight heritage

  • 6 Rapidly manufactured flight ready satellite

  • 7 EPIC-SAFE for reliable, secure data transmission

  • 8 Resilient command and data handling

  • 9 Compatible with de-orbit regulations

  • 10 Compatible with main launch vehicles

  • 11 Quality assured

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Our Missions

Explore how our satellite missions are advancing technology, unlocking new data from orbit, and driving innovation on Earth. From climate monitoring to next-gen communications, find out how we’re shaping the future—one launch at a time.

Iota’s Io-1 Mission

AAC Clyde Space is working with Iota Technology to execute an end-to-end satellite mission as part of MagQuest, a multimillion-dollar competition to advance how to measure Earth’s magnetic field. The mission will see a 4U EPIC satellites, equipped with Iota Technology’s magnetometer payload, launched to measure the Earth’s magnetic field. AAC Clyde Space will handle the manufacturing, launch, commissioning and operation of the satellite for a 3-year period.

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LusoSpace

LusoSpace intends to combine twelve  EPIC LINK 8U satellites into a VDES communication constellation, to be launched late 2025. AAC Clyde Space will deliver subsystems sets for 11 satellites platforms to LusoSpace. The EPIC 8U variant will be co-designed by AAC Clyde Space and LusoSpace and built in Portugal. This satellite based capability adds a new dimension to terrestrial VDES, creating a global high-speed ship-to-satellite and satellite-to-ship communication link available for various applications

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Ymir-1

Ymir-1, a flight proven AAC Clyde Space EPIC LINK spacecraft serves as an in-orbit VDES demonstrator. Designed and built by AAC Clyde Space it carries a VDES payload, enabling seamless two-way communication between the satellite and ground-based stations for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore maritime communication everywhere on the globe

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Our Service Sets Us Apart

Our experts in the Art of the Possible focus on your business priorities

We take care of the space part – from design through to build, launch, operations, to data delivery – so our clients can focus on their core business without needing to dive into mission complexities or manage or even own space assets themselves.

Cultivating an Excellent Experience

We believe in consistency in service delivery, ensuring that every customer receives the same high-quality experience. Our team demonstrates expertise and problem-solving skills to address customer issues effectively. Our understanding of every aspect of a New Space customer experience is based on decades of insight and on-the-ground working. We use this depth of knowledge to create a bespoke, seamless experience.

Transparent Pricing

From the get-go we are open and honest with our pricing structure. We understand how important it is for our customers to plan their business model around our pricing. Costs for additional services, such as mission analysis and design, payload procurement, launch services to operations, and data delivery, are agreed before kick-off.

AAC Clyde Space Team

The Right Team for the Job

You wouldn’t trust a doctor with 1 or 2 years’ experience to perform open heart surgery, so why should you settle for anything less than a team that has amassed over a millennia of in-orbit heritage with your business. Our delivery teams draw on this wealth of experience, tried and tested designs, and a global network of partners to answer your needs.

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Facilities

Our facilities in Uppsala and Gothenburg (Sweden), Fairfax (Virginia, US), Glasgow (UK), and Cape Town (South Africa) are purpose-built to support the full satellite, payload and subsystem development lifecycle. Across our sites, we maintain cleanroom laboratories rated up to Class 10,000, ensuring contamination-controlled environments for mission-critical assembly and testing. Each site is equipped with tailored capabilities to meet regional production and integration needs.

High-Precision Manufacturing & Integration

We leverage cutting-edge automation and precision tooling to deliver both low-rate prototypes and high-volume production efficiently. Our capabilities include:
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In-House Test Capabilities

We provide comprehensive functional and electrical testing throughout development and production using:
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