Launching Several Cube Satellites in 2021The UK spaceport is a facility being considered for Shetland and Orkney Islands. This project would see two launches per year taking place. These launches will use the leftover propellants from launches of U.S. based unmanned aerial vehicles (UUV's). This is part of an international effort to demonstrate that such facilities can be used for national security purposes. A feasibility study was earlier held here.The company, Shetland Space Centre Ltd has been established in 2021 by entrepreneur, Frank Strang. He is the former operations manager for the British Air Force's 60th aerospace base at Lossiemouth, Norfolk. Frank Strang also flew fighter jets and is a former vice president of Rockwell International. The business, Shetland Space Centre Ltd, has been set up as a joint venture between him and another partner, Mark Shuttleworth.This would be the second space port to be launched from Shetland, following the decommissioned Russian Arkhangaz station. This announcement is of great interest to UK national and international policy makers who are concerned about the security of UK soil and those living nearby. In early October, the Scottish Government announced that it had received an application for an Early Warning of Security Conditions (EWCS) surveillance helicopter flight from Shetland spaceport. This follows the recent announcement by the aircraft manufacturer, Rotterdam, that it had agreed to invest nearly 3.5 million pounds in Shetland's spaceline facilities.Strang and Shuttleworth say they are consulting on a final Planning Application for the two radar dome aircraft to be based on the islands. They say this will take place later this year and says they anticipate having the final decision about the proposed early warning system in late 2021. This will mark the first time that an EU member country has requested such an application. The airport and town had been the subject of a number of complaints by residents of Shetland before the granting of planning permission was given. A spokesman for the Scottish Enterprise said the council was satisfied that there were no threats to staff or the site.The radar station will sit over six kilometers from the town of Shetland Space Centre. The aircraft will be able to monitor any activity below it, including possible terrorist activity. The runway and its operations will also be licensed by the Civil Aviation Authority. The airport and town have been the subject of several complaints by residents of Shetland before the granting of planning permission was given.There will be another opportunity for residents of Shetland when the UK launch services begin operation from the new spaceport. RS Propulsion, the UK company which owns the property and planned to use it for a launch facility, has applied for planning permission to construct a low-gee Vertical takeoff vehicle (VTV) and intends to use it to launch experimental satellites. This marks the first time that an EU member state has asked for such a vehicle. The spaceport is also expected to host a small unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV test.A fourth satellite, the Salyut 3, is scheduled to launch from the same northerly island later this year. It will mark the first time that a UAV is launched from a polarised angle. The Salyut 3 is the first of two international Cube-sat launch vehicles to be launched from Sheerness. It will mark the second year in a row that two cubesats of similar size have been launched from the UK. The Salyut will be operated by the European aerospace consortium Euroconsult, a joint venture between Darpa and CMC, and will provide data on the effects of climate change at a Polar orbiting satellite.The Salyut and its sister-ships will operate out of the Sheerness area and provide data on global weather patterns. They are designed to study convective and tropical systems over oceans and seas. By studying these systems, engineers hope to develop new methods for tracking severe weather outbreaks, which can lead to improved warning protocols and improve response times. The Salyut 3 is scheduled to make its first trial flight in the autumn of 2021. The spaceport is still aiming to expand its activities from a test center to an operational spaceport.