Australia is a State Party to the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space.
In line with our obligations under this Convention, we publish a register of objects launched into outer space, as authorised under the:
Space objects under the Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018
| Space object registration number | Space object name | Launch countries | Launch facility | Launch date | Basic orbital parameters | General function | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodal period (minutes) | Inclination (degrees) | Apogee (kilometres) | Perigee (kilometres) | ||||||
| 01/2023 - A | Centauri-6 | United States of America & Australia |
Kennedy Space Centre Launch Complex 39A | 7 April 2024 |
96 |
45 |
591 |
585 |
Centauri 6 will act as communications relays for customer Internet of Things (IoT) and Mineral Exploration data through S-band radio. |
| 05/2023 | SpIRIT | Australia, Italy, and United States | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, United States | 2 December 2023 | 94.921 min | 97.4 | 524 | 505 | Demonstrate a fully operational 6U Australian nanosatellite platform on-orbit and operate the HERMES payload from the Italian Space Agency as complement to the HERMES constellation. |
| 03/2023 03/2023-A 03/2023-B 03/2023-C |
Skykraft-3, Skykraft-3A, Skykraft-3B, Skykraft-3C. |
Australia, United States | Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, United States | 13 June 2023 | 95.13, 95.10, 95.09, 95.11. |
97.52, 97.52, 97.52, 97.52. |
534, 532, 532, 533. |
516, 515, 515, 515. |
The Skykraft-3 series of spacecraft are technology demonstrators and pathfinders for the roll-out of Skykraft’s space-based Air Traffic Management constellation. These spacecrafts will demonstrate ADS-B and VHF capabilities from space. |
| 02/2022-A, 02/2022-B, 02/2022-C, 02/2022-D and 02/2022-E |
Skykraft-1, Skykraft-1a, Skykraft-1b, Skykraft-1c and Skykraft-1d |
Australia, United States | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States | 4 January 2023 (AEST) | 95.1 | 97.49 | 535.4 | 515.9 | The main spacecraft and 4 constellation spacecraft are technology demonstrators and pathfinders for the roll-out of a space-based Air Traffic Management constellation. |
| 01/2022 | Centauri-5 | Australia, United States | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States | 25/05/2022 | 95.23 | 97.52 | 536 | 523 | Provide communication with the Fleet network. |
| 01/2021-B | M2-B | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 22/03/2021 | 95 | 45 | 558 | 545 | Support testing of systems designed by ISW, including decoupling, artificial intelligence and space situational awareness capabilities. |
| 06/2021 | CUAVA-1 | Australia, United States of America, Japan. | Kennedy Space Centre, United States of America | 6 October 2021 deployed from the International Space Station (Launched to the International Space Station on 29 August 2021) | 92 | 61.6432 | 421 | 418 |
Scientific research, technology demonstration, linking with the international radio amateur community, national capacity building. (Object no longer in orbit.) |
| 05/2021 | EG-3 | Australia, United States of America | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States | 30 June 2021 | 98 | 96 | 650 | 650 | EG-3 will be used to expand EchoStar Global test fleet and bring into use EchoStar’s International Telecommunications Union spectrum rights for SIRION-1. |
| 04/2021 | Binar-1 | Australia, United States of America, Japan. | Kennedy Space Centre, United States of America | 6 October 2021 deployed from the International Space Station (Launched to the International Space Station on 29 August 2021) | 92.797 | 51.6396 | 416 | 405 |
Technical demonstrator of university designed and built hardware and software. (Object no longer in orbit.) |
| 03/2021 | Centauri-4 | Australia, United States of America | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, United States | 30 June 2021 | 95.22 | 97.52 | 538 | 521 | Communications relay for customer IoT data through S-Band radio. (Object no longer in orbit) |
| 02/2021 | Centauri 3 | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 22/03/2021 | 95 | 45 | 547 | 558 | Provide communication with the Fleet network. (Object no longer in orbit) |
| 01/2021-A | M2 (now M2-A) | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 22/03/2021 | 95 | 45 | 559 | 545 | Support testing of systems designed by UNSW, including decoupling, artificial intelligence and space situational awareness capabilities. Two near-identifical 6U Cubesats, initially joined, M2 separated into two satellies (M2-A and M2-B). |
| 06/2020 | Myriota 7 (Tyvak-0152) | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 22/03/2021 | 95 | 45 | 566 | 554 | Direct-to-orbit satellite connectivity for Internet of Things devices. |
| 03/2020 | EG-2 (Tyvak 0171) | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana | 3/09/2020 | 94 | 97.51 | 549 | 529 | Telecommunications (Object no longer in orbit) |
| 02/2020 | EG-1 (Tyvak 0172) | Australia United States of America |
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, USA | 31/08/2020 |
96 |
97.87 | 621 | 601 | Telecommunications |
| 01/2020 | M2 Pathfinder | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 13/06/2020 | 97 | 97.70 | 604 | 584 | Telecommunications |
Space objects under the Space Activities Act 1998 (previous legislation)
| Space object registration number | Space object name | Launch countries | Launch facility | Launch date | Basic orbital parameters | General function | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nodal period (hours, minutes) | Inclination (degrees) | Apogee (kilometres) | Perigee (kilometres) | ||||||
| 01/2019 (registration information gathered on the 20/09/2019) |
ACRUX-1 | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 29/06/2019 | 93 | 45.01 | 450 | 450 | Monitoring health of the satellite subsystems for learning purposes. Validation of a novel attitude control system and capability-building for future missions. (Object no longer in orbit) |
| 02/2018 (registration information gathered on the 20/09/2019) |
M1 | Australia United States of America |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA | 3/12/2018 |
96
|
97.76 | 583 | 581 |
Research satellite equipped with automatic identification system (AIS) and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS–B) receivers and a software-defined radio. (Note: the space object is no longer functional) |
| 04/2018 (registration information gathered on the 20/09/2019) |
Sirion Pathfinder-2 | Australia United States of America |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA | 03/12/2018 | 96 | 97.76 | 592 | 573 | Telecommunications |
| 03/2018 (registration information gathered on the 20/09/2019) |
Centauri-2 | Australia United States of America |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA | 03/12/2018 | 96 | 97.769 | 498 | 473 | Telecommunications (Object no longer in orbit) |
| 01/2018 (registration information gathered on the 20/09/2019) |
Centauri-1 | Australia India |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India | 29/11/2018 | 94 | 97.48 | 592 | 570 | Telecommunications |
| 05/2018 (registration information gathered on the 20/09/2019) |
Proxima II | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 11/11/2018 | 94 | 85.03 | 515 | 488 | Telecommunications (Object no longer in orbit) |
| 05/2018 (registration information gathered on the 20/09/2019) |
Proxima I | Australia New Zealand |
Mahia Peninsula, NZ | 11/11/2018 | 92 | 85.03 | 515 | 488 | Telecommunications (Object no longer in orbit) |
| 05/2016 (registration information gathered on the 15/10/2018) |
Buccaneer RMM | Australia United States of America |
Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA | 18/11/2017 | 97 | 97.7 |
819
|
460 | Engaged in the deployment and stabilization of a large flexible antenna and the operation of various electronic subsystems in space. |
| 01/2015 (registration information gathered on the 15/10/2018) |
NBN Co1B/Sky Muster II | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana | 05/10/2016 | N/A (in geostationary orbit) – orbital period is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes. | 0.00 ± 0.05 | 35,780 |
35,780
|
Broadband telecommunications within Australia and nearby islands under Australian jurisdiction. |
| 01/2015 (registration information gathered on the 15/10/2018) |
NBN Co1A/Sky Muster | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana | 30/09/2015 | N/A (in geostationary orbit) – orbital period is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes. |
0.00 ± 0.05
|
35,780 | 35,780 | Broadband telecommunications within Australia and nearby islands under Australian jurisdiction. |
| 01/2014 (registration information gathered on the 22/07/2015) |
Optus 10 | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana | 11/9/2014 | N/A (in geostationary orbit) –orbital period is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes. | 0.00 ± 0.05 | 35,786 | 35,786 | Commercial telecommunications within Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands. |
| 01/2009 (registration information gathered on the on the 21/09/2009) |
Optus D3 | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana | 21/08/2009 | N/A (in geostationary orbit) –the orbital period is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes. | 0.0 ± 0.05 |
35,780
|
35,780 | Commercial telecommunications within Australia, New Zealand and nearby islands. |
| 01/2006 (registration information gathered on the 10/12/ 2007) |
Optus D2 | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana | 05/10/2007 | N/A (in geostationary orbit) – the orbital period is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes. | 0.0 ± 0.05 | 35,780 |
35,780
|
Commercial telecommunications in Australia, New Zealand, nearby islands and parts of the Antarctic. |
| 01/2006 (registration information gathered on the on the 22/12/2008) |
Optus D1 | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana | 13/10/2006 | N/A (in geostationary orbit) – the orbital period is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes. |
0.0 ± 0.05 | 35,780 | 35,780 | Commercial telecommunications within Australia, New Zealand, nearby islands and parts of the Antarctic. |
| 01/2003 (registration information on the 2/09/2003) |
Optus C1 | Australia France |
Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana | 11/06/2003 | N/A (in geostationary orbit) – the orbital period is approximately 23 hours, 56 minutes. | 0.0 ± 0.05 | 35,786 | 35,786 | The satellite is used for commercial and defence communications purposes. |
| 01/2002 (registration information gathered on the 2/09/2003) |
Fedsat 1 Satellite | Australia Japan |
Tanegashima Space Centre, Japan | 14/12/2002 | 101 | 98.66 | 814 | 801 | The satellite is on a scientific and engineering research mission for peaceful space applications and carries payloads for communications, navigation, space science and for developing improved satellite computing systems. |