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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The new facilities at Koonibba Test Range were developed by Southern Launch in partnership with the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation.
HyImpulse successfully launched their SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, Australia.
A 11.5-metre-tall single-stage SR75 rocket built by German manufacturer HyImpulse is set to launch from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.
Southern Launch operates the Koonibba test range where the SR75 campaign will take place.
Southern Launch will host HyImpulse to launch from the Koonibba Test Range near Ceduna in South Australia in 2024.
Southern Launch partnered with U.S.-based Varda Space Industries to facilitate the return of Varda’s in-space manufacturing capsule to the Koonibba Test Range in 2024.
Southern Launch’s partnership with Varda Space Industries involves returning in-space manufacturing capsules to Koonibba in 2024 and the potential to relaunch those capsules into orbit from Whalers Way on rockets manufactured by U.S. companies.
Southern Launch signed an agreement on 2023-10-19 with Varda Space Industries to host landings of Varda capsules at the Koonibba Test Range.
Southern Launch has a mission set to launch the ReFEx mission from the Koonibba Test Range in 2024 with the German Space Agency (DLR).
Southern Launch signed a memorandum of understanding with UK-based Space Forge to use the Koonibba Test Range as a re-entry point for Space Forge spacecraft.
Southern Launch and Space Forge will collaborate under the MoU over the coming months and aim to announce a joint mission before the end of the year.
Southern Launch and the Koonibba Community Aboriginal Corporation hope works on permanent space facilities can start in the second half of 2023.
Southern Launch shifted its focus to launching the VS03 mission before the campaign window closes on 2022-12-20.
Southern Launch obtained permissions from the Australian Space Agency to aim to launch the VS02 and VS03 missions from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in December 2022.
Southern Launch operates the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia.
The VS03 mission will provide Southern Launch and ATSpace with further flight heritage for the Kestrel I launch vehicle in preparation for future orbital launch attempts.
Southern Launch works with regulators and commercial air and marine operators to design safety exclusion zones that enable ongoing access to recreational facilities while maintaining commercial operations in the area.
Southern Launch is working with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to establish a Temporary Restricted Area that will be in place during the launch campaign.
Southern Launch, ATSpace Australia, Asension (formerly DEWC Systems), and Inovor Technologies signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore launching a rocket and a spacecraft with an interfaced electronic warfare payload from a South Australian launch site.
Southern Launch has been awarded an Australian Space Agency Moon to Mars Grant of almost $1,000,000 for a mobile launch rail.