11 UK space entry points · 8 space priorities · 6 DEFONEOS MCPs · UKSA / Space Command / OneWeb backbone
The UK space sector is valued at £17.5B income with £1.4B GVA and 47,000 direct employees. The 2025 National Space Strategy mandates UK sovereign launch capability, SATCOM resilience, and space domain awareness. The Defence Space Strategy directs AI-enabled space operations under JSP 936 assurance. DEFONEOS delivers the UK's first open-source Sovereign Public Services OS purpose-built for space operations — BFT-governed EO pipelines, SBOM-proven launch vehicle and satellite supply chains, Ed25519-signed space C2 audit trails, and zero US-cloud dependency for OFFICIAL space data.
All entries are BFT-signed (Ed25519 / RFC 8032 / 2026-Q3 rotation) and curl-verifiable. Per-entry contacts sourced from UKSA + MOD Space Directorate + UK Space Command + Dstl Space Division (2026-Q1).
| # | Entry point | Location | Function | DEFONEOS fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | UK Space Agency (UKSA) | Swindon / London | Space strategy · satellite procurement · launch | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — satellite EO + BFT governance |
| S2 | Defence Space Directorate (MOD) | London (Main Building) | Military space · SATCOM · space domain awareness | DEFONEOS MCPs: bft-council-probe · sovereign-keystore — space C2 governance + key custody |
| S3 | Space Command (UK Space Command) | High Wycombe | Space operations · ISR · SATCOM ops | DEFONEOS MCPs: bft-council-probe · sentinel-hub-mcp — space ISR + BFT evidence |
| S4 | Skyrora / Orbex / UK Launch | SaxaVord / Sutherland | UK sovereign launch · small satellite deployment | DEFONEOS MCPs: mcp-dynamic-sbom · bft-council-probe — launch vehicle SBOM + governance |
| S5 | OneWeb (Eutelsat OneWeb) | London | LEO constellation · sovereign SATCOM | DEFONEOS MCPs: mqtt-bridge · bft-council-probe — SATCOM telemetry + BFT interop |
| S6 | GSMA / Ofcom Space Spectrum | London | Spectrum allocation · satellite coordination | DEFONEOS MCPs: bft-council-probe · mcp-cspm — spectrum governance + posture |
| S7 | ESA UK (European Space Agency) | Harwell / Noordwijk | Space R&D · Earth observation · Galileo/EGNOS | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · mcp-dynamic-sbom — Copernicus EO + SBOM |
| S8 | Dstl Space Division | Porton Down | Defence space R&D · space weather · debris tracking | DEFONEOS MCPs: bft-council-probe · sentinel-hub-mcp — space debris monitoring + governance |
| S9 | Satellite Applications Catapult | Harwell | Space commercialisation · downstream apps | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — EO commercialisation + BFT evidence |
| S10 | UKHO — UK Hydrographic Office | Taunton | Maritime space data · ADMIRALTY · satellite bathymetry | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — satellite maritime + governance |
| S11 | Met Office Space Weather | Exeter | Space weather forecasting · solar flare · GNSS disruption | DEFONEOS MCPs: sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe — space weather monitoring + BFT evidence |
| # | Priority | Owning body | DEFONEOS MCP coverage | Alignment cross-walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Sovereign SATCOM resilience | MOD Space / OneWeb | mqtt-bridge · bft-council-probe | LEO constellation · sovereign SATCOM · no foreign dependency |
| P2 | Space domain awareness (SDA) | UK Space Command | sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe | Space ISR · debris tracking · conjunction analysis |
| P3 | Earth observation for defence | Dstl / UKSA | sentinel-hub-mcp · mcp-dynamic-sbom | Copernicus · Sentinel · sovereign EO pipeline |
| P4 | UK sovereign launch capability | UKSA / CAA | mcp-dynamic-sbom · bft-council-probe | SaxaVord · Sutherland · launch vehicle provenance |
| P5 | Space weather resilience | Met Office | sentinel-hub-mcp · bft-council-probe | Solar flare · GNSS disruption · CNI impact |
| P6 | SATCOM cybersecurity | NCSC / Space Command | mcp-cspm · bft-council-probe | Space ISAC · SATCOM encryption · jamming |
| P7 | GNSS / PNT resilience | DSIT / UKSA | bft-council-probe · sovereign-keystore | GPS denial · Galileo · sovereign PNT |
| P8 | Space AI assurance (JSP 936) | MOD Defence AI Centre | bft-council-probe · mcp-dynamic-sbom | JSP 936 · space AI governance · BFT evidence |
| # | MCP server | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sentinel-hub-mcp | Satellite EO | Copernicus / Sentinel satellite monitoring for space domain awareness |
| 2 | bft-council-probe | BFT Governance | 33-agent BFT evidence chain for space operations decisions |
| 3 | mcp-dynamic-sbom | Supply Chain SBOM | Launch vehicle + satellite component SBOM provenance |
| 4 | mqtt-bridge | SATCOM Telemetry | SATCOM telemetry + space asset monitoring bridge |
| 5 | mcp-cspm | Cloud/SATCOM Posture | SATCOM ground station cloud security posture |
| 6 | sovereign-keystore | Key Management | Ed25519 key rotation for space asset authentication |
The UK space digital backbone spans UKSA (strategy), UK Space Command (operations), Dstl (R&D), OneWeb (sovereign SATCOM), ESA (collaboration), Satellite Applications Catapult (commercialisation), UKHO (maritime space data), and Met Office (space weather). DEFONEOS integrates via BFT-governed EO pipelines, SBOM-proven satellite supply chains, and Ed25519-signed space C2 audit trails.
| Step | Action | Owner | Time | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buyer identifies space/satellite AI requirement | Buyer | — | Requirement document |
| 2 | CSOAI sends DEFONEOS space pack + 30-day pilot pricing (T1 £2,840 / T2 £9,150 / T3 £28,400) | CSOAI | 1 hour | This page (curl-verifiable) |
| 3 | Buyer reviews BFT governance evidence + SBOM + JSP 936 space alignment | Buyer | 2-4 hours | curl -s /health + SBOM pack |
| 4 | Submit procurement request (DSP bid / UKSA framework / DASA / ESA) | Buyer | 1-2 hours | DSP tracker |
| 5 | CSOAI provisions space-sector sovereign VM + DEFONEOS substrate | CSOAI | <24 hours | AG-1: curl -s /health HTTP 200 |
⚠️ HARD RED-LINE: DEFONEOS handles OFFICIAL and OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE space data ONLY. No classified orbital data (SECRET, TOP SECRET). No anti-satellite targeting patterns. No space-based personal surveillance. No kinetic targeting. Space operations support SATCOM resilience, EO-based climate/CNI monitoring, debris tracking, and launch vehicle provenance — never targeting or individual tracking.
| Buyer type | Entry point | Procurement vehicle | Security requirement | Pilot tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Space Agency | S1 | DSP / UKSA framework | OFFICIAL | T2 |
| MOD Space Directorate | S2 | DSP direct | OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE / SC | T3 |
| UK Space Command | S3 | DSP direct | OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE / SC | T3 |
| Dstl Space Division | S8 | DASA / DSP | OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE | T2/T3 |
| Met Office Space Weather | S11 | G-Cloud 14 / DSP | OFFICIAL | T1/T2 |
| Satellite Applications Catapult | S9 | Direct / ESA | OFFICIAL | T1 |