The Adelaide-based Defence Innovation Partnership (DIP) has awarded contracts worth $3 million to seven companies under its separate Activator and Collaborative Research Funds (CRF). The DIP is one of five state and Defence co-sponsored research and innovation networks under the…
Five Australian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have won $3.6 million in Moon to Mars: Supply Chain Capability Improvement Grants from the Australian Space Agency. This grant program provides Australian businesses with funds to build their capabilities to deliver products…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has successfully demonstrated Two-way Voice and Data (TVAD) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) for the ADF under the SmartSat CRC’s ASCEND2LEO program which is led by the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG), the University of South Australia…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has successfully demonstrated satellite-enabled Push-to-Talk (PTT) capabilities on a Centauri-4 satellite as part of the Defence Space Command-funded ASCEND2LEO project. The Adelaide-based SmartSat CRC and local company Safety from Space supported Fleet Space by adapting a…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has signed a $6.4 million contract with Australia’s Defence Space Command. The contract will see Fleet's next-generation of Centauri commercial satellites used to develop and demonstrate a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications system focused on…
Adelaide-based APC Technology has conducted vibration testing in compliance with the NASA-GEVS standard for Fleet Space’s Centauri 6, 7, and 8 satellites along with a backup flight model. In addition, Fleet Space has recently started testing Fleet Space’s A1 payload…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has successfully launched its next-generation Centauri 5 satellite on the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-5 mission. This was the company’s third launch with SpaceX and follows the successful deployment of Centauri 4 on the Transporter-2 mission in…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has launched GeoSphere, a first-of-its-kind system that combines wireless Geodes, intelligent cloud processing and a constellation of low earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to discover critical resources up to 100 times faster than traditional methods. The GeoSphere…
Adelaide-based Fleet Space Technologies has established its first international HQ in Houston, Texas. This is the first phase of the company’s global expansion plan and follows its highly successful Series B funding round in November 2021 which raised US$26.4million. This…