Share According to Lockheed Martin the first satellite launched from the UK will be used to collect data from space that will 'help drive growth across the country'. The application contains a proposal for a launch site on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, with various site buildings. Around 140 jobs would be created at the launch site and a further 70 throughout Scotland if given the go ahead, bringing £7.8million gross value per year to the nation's economy, The Herald reports. In its decision HES said it had noted the 'profitable benefits' of the site but said there was 'no compelling case' for it to be built on the culturally significant location.