Launch
Southern Launch expands space exploration from the Southern Hemisphere with end-to-end launch services for your next space mission.
Our team of leading engineers, project managers, specialists, and regulation experts work with rocket manufacturers and their payload customers to manage all aspects of the space launch.
Unhindered access to space
With stable year-round weather and low air and maritime traffic our two spaceports in South Australia offer unhindered access to space.
The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex is one of the only sites in the world that can provide high-cadence launches to polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
The Koonibba Test Range is the largest commercial rocket testing facility in the Southern Hemisphere and specialises in suborbital launches and returns from space.
The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex supports direct ascent trajectories from 55 to 170 degrees including polar, sun-synchronous orbits and 135 degree (equivalent to 45 degree) inclination. Launch customers can access high cadence, direct ascent flight trajectories over the Southern Ocean and Great Australian Bight, maximising spacecraft payload mass and profitability.
The Koonibba Test Range is the largest commercial rocket testing facility in the Southern Hemisphere. The range encompasses up to 41,000 square kilometres and extends up to 350 kilometres over uninhabited land. Rockets and payloads can be recovered from the range to collect data and conduct system validation before flying technology into orbit. The facility is also equipped to receive the return of space technology from space.
What we have to offer
Mission design
Experienced Mission Development team to help design all aspects of launch.
Engineering
Development of launch vehicle and flight systems including rocket propulsion testing and rocket design.
Avionics
Dedicated Avionics team designing and testing next generation range and avionics systems and available to consult on your launch hardware and payload integration.
Safety analysis
MAGIC has been approved by both space and civil rocket launch regulators to calculate launch related risks and is proudly developed and maintained by our team of inhouse specialists.
Launch licensing
In-house team of experienced lawyers and engineers who work with you to secure all relevant Australian State and Federal approvals.
Launch insurance and technology transfer through import/export controls.
Professional services
Team of project managers, logistics experts, work health and safety officers and media to support launch customers.
See the launch mission services page for a complete overview of the launch services we provide, including our launch range safety analysis software.
