Southern Launch
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 31 August 2017 |
| Founder | Lloyd Damp |
| Headquarters | |
| Services | Orbital and Suborbital Rocket Launches |
Number of employees | 14 |
| Website | www |
Southern Launch 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 company will own and operate the facilities.
The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) south of the regional city of Port Lincoln at the southern tip of Eyre Peninsula. From the site customers will be able to launch their rockets into orbit over the Great Australian Bight.
The Koonibba Test Range is a suborbital rocket test facility under development near Koonibba in South Australia.[1]
Rockets
On 23 October 2019 Southern Launch made a joint announcement with Perigee Aerospace of South Korea about the launch of the Blue Whale 1 rocket from the Whalers Way facility.[2][3]
On 20 February 2020 Southern Launch signed a contract with DEWC Systems for the provision of launch services using the T-Minus Engineering DART rocket.[4] The launch was carried out from the Koonibba Test Range on 19 September 2020.[5][6]
References
- ^ Stacey, Lee (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.
- ^ Jim, Plouffe (30 September 2019). "South Korean rocket startup to launch from South Australia". The LEAD. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Caleb, Henry (23 October 2019). "Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch". Space News. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Stephen, Kuper (20 February 2020). "DEWC Systems signs contract with Southern Launch". Space Connect. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "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.