The United States Space Force (USSF) has awarded US prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation two national security contracts of undisclosed value, including one for a technology demonstration for in-space refuelling. US Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded the company a contract…
The South Australian owned and manufactured microsatellite Kanyini has been launched successfully onboard a SpaceX rocket from the United States. Communications have been established with the satellite so commissioning is now under way. Kanyini was one of 108 spacecraft deployed…
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…
To tackle the growing issue of space debris, EOS Space Systems, a proven leader in delivering optical surveillance capabilities for space situational awareness and satellite safety of flight, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with EX-Fusion, a Japanese start-up…
Sydney-based startup Arlula has won a significant strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation. This investment marks a pivotal moment in Arlula’s plan to transform the future of Earth Observation (EO), satellite technology, and space…
The Adelaide-based SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has approved the University of Sydney’s Project P2.59 Technology Development for In-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM). Led by the University of Sydney School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (AMME), this project…
Canberra-based Skykraft has launched another prototype Air Traffic Management satellite stack. The payload was put into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This is the second launch for 2023, and part…
Canberra-based Skykraft has launched the first five of what it plans will be a 200-strong constellation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) satellites. The launch, in early January 2023, sent the largest Australian-made payload into space: at approximately 300kg, this locally…
Boeing has blended its local and US expertise to build ground architecture and control systems for Australia’s first defence satellites under the JP9102 program. The systems leverage proven technology from the company’s US Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) and UHF space…
The last batch of the Airbus-built, owned and operated Pléiades Neo satellites has arrived at the European Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. Scheduled to be launched at the end of November on the first commercial mission of the Vega…