Southern Launch
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 31 August 2017 |
| Founder | Lloyd Damp |
| Headquarters | |
| Services | Orbital and sub‑orbital rocket launches |
Number of employees | 20 |
| Website | www |
Southern Launch (incorporated as SouthernLaunch.space Pty Ltd) is an Australian space company providing infrastructure and logistics support for orbital and sub-orbital launches of satellites and space payloads.
Facilities
Southern Launch is developing two multi-user launch sites in South Australia:
- The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex is located 45 kilometres (28 miles) south of the South Australian regional city of Port Lincoln at the southern tip of Eyre Peninsula, an important area of coastal conservation, marine sanctuary and native vegetation protection. Pending an environmental review and comment from local residents, the company intends that customers will be able to launch their rockets into orbit over the Great Australian Bight.[when?][needs update]
- The Koonibba Test Range is a sub-orbital rocket test facility under development near Koonibba, South Australia, 34 kilometres (21 miles) north-west of Ceduna.[1]
Rockets
In October 2019, Southern Launch signed an agreement with Perigee Aerospace of South Korea to use the Southern Launch rocket facilities from 2020.[2][3]
In February 2020, the company signed a launch service provider contract with DEWC Systems to be the first company to launch a payload aboard a sub-orbital rocket at the recently announced Koonibba Test Range.[4] The launch occurred on 19 September 2020.[5][6]
References
- ^ Lee, Stacey (31 January 2020). "Rocket range to test suborbital launches over outback South Australia for space research". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Plouffe, Jim (30 September 2019). "South Korean rocket startup to launch from South Australia". The Lead. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Henry, Caleb (23 October 2019). "Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch". Space News. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Kuper, Stephen (20 February 2020). "DEWC Systems signs contract with Southern Launch". Space Connect.
- ^ "Australia's first private space rocket blasts off from Koonibba Aboriginal community". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 September 2020.
- ^ Barila, Greg (19 September 2020). "Southern Launch successfully launches rockets to edge of space from Koonibba in outback South Australia". Sunday Mail. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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