Australia

Statistics

Status

Operating 8

Sectors

Space Domain Awareness 3 Satellite Manufacturing 3 In-Orbit Servicing & Assembly 2 Spaceports & Range Services 2 Suborbital & High-Altitude 2

Key Tags

LEO 8 New Space 7 Commercial 7 Government Defense 6 Government Civil 6 Pioneer 5 AI/ML 4 SmallSat 4 Enterprise 3 SSO 3

8 companies

Company ↑	HQ	Status	Tags
Electro Optic Systems	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia	operating	Optical Imaging Laser Comm AI/ML	→
Esper Satellite Imagery	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	operating	SmallSat Hyperspectral LEO	→
Fleet Space Technologies	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	operating	SmallSat AI/ML Onboard Processing	→
Gilmour Space Technologies	Gold Coast, QLD, Australia	operating	Small-Lift SmallSat 3D-Printed	→
HEO	Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia	operating	Optical Imaging AI/ML Software-Defined	→
ResearchSat	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	operating	CubeSat LEO Commercial	→
Southern Launch	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	operating	LEO SSO Commercial	→
Space Machines Company	Botany, New South Wales, Australia	operating	SmallSat Electric Propulsion 3D-Printed	→

Electro Optic Systems

AUS EST. 1983 Operating

Designs and manufactures defence weapon systems, high energy laser weapons, counter-drone systems, and space domain awareness technologies

Ground Segment & Networks Space Defense Systems Space Domain Awareness

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Esper Satellite Imagery

AUS EST. 2019 Operating

Builds and operates hyperspectral imaging microsatellites for mineral exploration, agriculture, and defense applications

Earth Observation & Remote Sensing Satellite Manufacturing Geospatial Intelligence & Analytics

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Fleet Space Technologies

AUS EST. 2015 Operating

Builds satellite-linked geophysical sensors and an AI-powered platform for subsurface mineral exploration and resource discovery

Satellite Communications Ground Segment & Networks Geospatial Intelligence & Analytics

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Gilmour Space Technologies

AUS EST. 2013 Operating

Develops hybrid-propellant launch vehicles, a modular satellite bus, and operates Australia's first licensed orbital spaceport.

Launch Services Satellite Manufacturing Spaceports & Range Services

Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

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HEO

AUS EST. 2016 Operating

Provides on-demand non-Earth imagery and intelligence on satellites and space objects using a distributed network of space-based sensors and proprietary inspection software

Earth Observation & Remote Sensing In-Orbit Servicing & Assembly Space Domain Awareness

Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia

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ResearchSat

AUS EST. 2017 Operating

Develops bespoke satellite platforms and lab-on-a-chip payloads for microbiology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences research in microgravity

Suborbital & High-Altitude In-Space Manufacturing

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Southern Launch

AUS EST. 2017 Operating

Operates two spaceports in South Australia providing orbital launch, suborbital testing, orbital re-entry, and range services for domestic and international customers

Launch Services Suborbital & High-Altitude Spaceports & Range Services

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Space Machines Company

AUS EST. 2019 Operating

Builds rapid-response orbital servicing vehicles for close-proximity inspection, monitoring, and protection of space assets across all Earth orbits

Satellite Manufacturing In-Orbit Servicing & Assembly Space Domain Awareness

Botany, New South Wales, Australia

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