Southern Launch, established in 2017 and headquartered in Adelaide, is an Australian aerospace company and launch service provider. They operate the Koonibba Test Range and the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex, offering infrastructure and logistics support for sub-orbital and orbital launches. As of 2023, they operate Australia's only rocket facilities approved by the Australian Space Agency for launches to space, providing services to domestic and international customers.
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Lux Aeterna has signed a contract with Southern Launch to conduct a re-entry test for its reusable satellite bus, Delphi.
INNOSPACE will begin operations under a partnership with Southern Launch in 2026, planned to continue for at least a decade.
The Southern Launch infrastructure at Whalers Way and Koonibba can support a high cadence of missions for international customers.
Southern Launch's collaboration with INNOSPACE includes support for satellite launches, technology demonstrations, and space-manufactured product return missions.
The arrangement with Southern Launch strengthens INNOSPACE's international launch service capability.
Southern Launch supported AtSpace in the development and launch of the A01 rocket technology.
The Koonibba Test Range was developed by Southern Launch in partnership with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation.
AtSpace and Southern Launch teams began recovery of the A01 rocket by helicopter from the Koonibba Test Range after the flight.
Southern Launch CEO Lloyd Damp highlighted that their facility has played a key role in AtSpace's hybrid propulsion system development.
The A01 rocket is 12.2 meters tall and launched from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range.
Southern Launch and Varda Space Industries have signed an agreement to facilitate 20 additional spacecraft returns at the Koonibba Test Range through 2028.
Southern Launch operates the Koonibba Test Range in partnership with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation.
Southern Launch and Varda will continue to collaborate on the W-Series missions, including the W-4 and W-5 missions scheduled for re-entry at the Koonibba Test Range by the end of this year.
Varda Chief Revenue Officer Eric Lasker emphasized that their partnership with Southern Launch is crucial for realizing the new economy of off-Earth production.
Varda Space and Southern Launch have extended their partnership for 20 reentries into the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia through 2028.
Varda Space and Southern Launch announced an agreement for 20 additional landings of Varda’s capsule at Southern Launch’s range.
Reaction Dynamics signed a contract with Southern Launch to conduct the inaugural launch and flight of the RE-102 hybrid rocket engine and Aurora vehicle from the Koonibba Test Range in Australia in 2025.
The Aurora rocket will launch from the Mid-Range Launch Rail that Southern Launch has onsite for customers to use at the Koonibba Test Range.
Work on a joint mission between Hypersonix and Southern Launch will start immediately with an aim to launch in late 2025.
Under the memorandum of understanding, Hypersonix and Southern Launch will develop a mission to launch and return Hypersonix test bed vehicles at either Southern Launch’s Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex or Koonibba Test Range.