UK Government Guidance
the European satellite navigation programmes, Galileo and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS)
the Copernicus Earth Observation space programme
the EU Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST) programme
the Governmental Satellite Communications (GovSatCom) programme (a new EU programme)
The UK is seeking participation in the Copernicus component.
The UK’s membership of the European Space Agency (ESA) is not affected by leaving the EU as it is not an EU organisation.
Galileo and EGNOS
From 1 January 2021, the UK will no longer participate in the EU Galileo or EGNOS programmes.
Actions for businesses, academics and researchers
Any UK businesses, academics and researchers currently contracted or expecting to carry out contracts on programmes where the UK will no longer participate, should contact the relevant contracting authority to make sure that arrangements are in place to comply with the conditions of the contract a
Managing Editor
Although the United Kingdom’s (UK) “Brexit” departure from the European Union (EU) on Jan. 1 will not affect its membership status in the European Space Agency (ESA), the nation’s participation in a number of European space programs is either ending or being curtailed.
On Christmas Eve, the UK and EU announced an agreement in principle that will govern trade, security and political relations after Brexit. Under the agreement, the UK’s participation in the:
Galileo satellite navigation and European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) program will end;
Copernicus Earth observation satellite program will continue, contingent upon a further agreement to be worked out next year; and