Southern Launch Successfully Launches South Australia into the New Space Economy Era
On 19 September 2020, the South Australian space sector was given a strong boost with four payloads being launched to the edge of space within two hours. Southern Launch, an Adelaide based start-up, blasted the two rockets, with their small payloads, to around 85km altitude at 10:09:47am and 11:49:47am from the Koonibba Test Range north west of Ceduna.
Southern Launch Prepares for Lift Off in South Australia
The development of small satellite technologies (SmallSats) has ushered in an era of dynamic and responsive space systems. Hundreds, and soon thousands, of these small platforms will be launched into Low Earth Orbits (LEO) every year.
Southern Launch and HOSTmi sign a Brokerage Agreement
An online B2B platform to facilitate the matching of payloads with available launch capacity has been developed by German IT company HOSTmi GmbH. This enables the hosting of payloads across a diverse range of space platforms globally, including orbital, sub-orbital and deep space campaigns.
Southern Launch selects T-Minus Engineering DART Rocket to fly DEWC Systems Payload
Acting as launch service provider for DEWC Systems, Southern Launch has selected the T-Minus Engineering DART rocket to launch DEWC’s prototype payload on a parabolic trajectory into space at the Koonibba Rocket Test Range later this year.