Stephanie Richards
July 19, 2021
The Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex on the tip of the Eyre Peninsula. Photo: Southern Launch.
Three test rockets are set to be launched from South Australia within months, after the company behind the launchpad complex secured a licence from the Australian Space Agency.
Space industry company Southern Launch last week announced federal space minister Christian Porter had signed off on its launch facility licence, meaning it could now launch three test rockets from its Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia in the “coming months”.
The complex is located about 25km southwest of Port Lincoln and will be used to host satellite launches into orbit around the Earth’s poles.