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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Southern Launch’s Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex provides direct ascent trajectories into sun-synchronous and polar orbits.
Southern Launch provides a comprehensive and competitive service to launch Rocket Factory Augsburg AG’s rockets.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG and Southern Launch first engaged at the International Astronautical Congress in Washington in 2019.
Southern Launch’s Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex provides direct ascent into sun-synchronous and polar orbits.
Access to the Spire Point Optimized Weather forecasts is expected to increase Southern Launch's chances of performing a safe launch.
Southern Launch will have access to the Spire Weather Point Optimized Forecast for their rocket sites.
Southern Launch is a South Australian rocket launch service provider.
Southern Launch needs access to reliable weather forecasts tailored to their precise location for safety and operational decisions.
Southern Launch is preparing for two proposed test launch campaigns, VS02 and VS03, from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex proposed to be completed by 2021-12-31.
Southern Launch and TiSPACE postponed the initial Hapith I launch attempt on 2021-09-10 due to unfavorable weather conditions, with the clock stopped at T-34 minutes.
Southern Launch identified the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex as a project that could enable South Australia to capture part of the $5,500,000,000 global space launch market.
Southern Launch plans to commence testing of three rocket launches from Whalers Way before the end of 2021.
Southern Launch designed the launch pad at Whalers Way and awarded construction to local Port Lincoln company Owen Construct and Design.
Southern Launch completed the licensing process through the Australian Space Agency before the launch facility license was signed.
The Pad 1 license granted Southern Launch Australia’s first fixed space launch facility license enabling the company to host rocket launches from Australian shores.
Southern Launch is developing the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula to support orbital launches into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
Perigee Aerospace plans to launch Blue Whale 1 from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex that Southern Launch is building on Australia’s southern coastline.