🇦🇺 Country Profile

Space Companies in Australia

41 space organizations headquartered in Australia driving innovation in the global aerospace industry.

Quick Facts

National space agency
Australian Space Agency
Agency established
2018
Agency headquarters
Adelaide, Australia
Tracked organizations
41 space companies & agencies
Industry active since
1926
Primary space hub
Sydney (11 companies)
Leading sector
satellite-communications (8 companies)

About Australian Space Agency

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) is Australia's national civil space coordination body, established in July 2018 and headquartered at Lot Fourteen innovation precinct in Adelaide, South Australia — Australia's first dedicated space hub. The Agency was created to coordinate civil space activities across Australian gove…

Official site
41
Total Companies
0
Public Companies
6
Space Hubs
56
Sectors
Top Cities: Sydney (11) Adelaide (9) Canberra (5) Melbourne (4) Brisbane (2) Perth (2)

Top Sectors

Quick Stats

Companies with funding
0
Active/Operational
29
In Development
12

All Companies (41)

Advanced Navigation

operational
Sydney Est. 2012

Advanced Navigation, founded in 2012 and based in Sydney, Australia, is a provider of AI-based inert…

navigation sensors aerospace

Akula Tech

operational
Melbourne Est. 2022

Akula Tech develops software-defined, AI-powered satellite systems that perform onboard data process…

software analytics space technology

Australian Space Agency

operational
Adelaide Est. 2018

The Australian Space Agency (ASA) is Australia's national civil space coordination body, established…

space agency government

Beam Communications

operational
Melbourne Est. 1999

Beam Communications (ASX: BCC) is a Melbourne-based Australian company founded in 1999 that designs …

ground systems satellite communications iot

Clearbox Systems

operational
Sydney Est. 2007

Clearbox Systems, founded in 2007 and based in Sydney, Australia, focuses on radio frequency (RF) sp…

spectrum management ground systems satellite communications

CSIRO Space Technology

operational
Canberra Est. 1926

CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) Space Technology is Australia's…

research ground systems

CST Composites

operational
Kurnell Est. 1995

CST Composites, headquartered in Australia, is a carbon fiber composite materials manufacturer and e…

launch services defense engineering

DDK Positioning

operational
Brisbane Est. 2019

DDK Positioning is a Brisbane, Australia company founded in 2019 developing software-defined receive…

navigation geolocation leo

Electro Optic Systems

operational
Canberra Est. 1983

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is an Australian defense and space technology company founded in 1983 an…

defense communications space situational awareness

Equatorial Launch Australia

operational
Darwin Est. 2016

Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA), founded in 2018 and headquartered in Darwin, Northern Territory, …

spaceports launch services

Esper Satellite Imagery

operational
Melbourne Est. 2019

Esper Satellite Imagery is a Melbourne, Australia-based startup developing a commercial hyperspectra…

satellite manufacturing sensors

Fleet Space Technologies

operational
Adelaide Est. 2015

Fleet Space Technologies, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, operates a…

satellite communications iot

HEO Robotics

operational
Sydney Est. 2016

HEO (High Earth Orbit Robotics) is a Sydney, Australia-based space surveillance and satellite inspec…

space situational awareness

Inovor Technologies

operational
Adelaide Est. 2014

Inovor Technologies is an Australian company focused on the development and delivery of complete sat…

satellite manufacturing small satellites satellites

Myriota

operational
Adelaide Est. 2015

Myriota is an Australian satellite IoT company providing direct-to-satellite connectivity for low-po…

satellite communications iot

Neumann Space

operational
Adelaide Est. 2015

Neumann Space is an Adelaide, Australia-based electric propulsion company founded in 2015 by Dr. Pat…

propulsion

Optus

operational
Sydney Est. 1981

Optus, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, is a telecommunications company with …

satellite operators telecommunications satellite communications

Pivotel

operational
Southport Est. 2002

Pivotel is an Australian satellite communications carrier founded in 2002 and based in Southport. Th…

satellite communications iot satellite services

QuantX Labs

operational
Adelaide Est. 2016

QuantX Labs is an Australian quantum technology company developing optical atomic clocks for space a…

launch services quantum communications

Quasar Satellite Technologies

operational
Marsfield Est. 2021

Quasar Satellite Technologies is a Sydney, Australia-based ground station technology company spun ou…

satellite manufacturing ground systems antennas

QuintessenceLabs

operational
Canberra Est. 2008

QuintessenceLabs, founded in 2008 and based in Canberra, Australia, is a cybersecurity company speci…

quantum cybersecurity software

Saber Astronautics

operational
Sydney Est. 2008

Saber Astronautics is an Australian space operations company founded in 2008 with offices in Sydney,…

software satellite services

Skykraft

operational
Canberra Est. 2017

Skykraft is a Canberra-based Australian satellite company founded in 2017 that is developing a dedic…

satellite manufacturing aviation

Southern Launch

operational
Adelaide Est. 2017

Southern Launch, founded in 2019 and headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, is an Australian la…

launch services spaceports

Space Machines Company

operational
Sydney Est. 2019

Space Machines Company, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, develops orbital ser…

in space services

Speedcast

operational
Sydney Est. 1999

Speedcast, headquartered in Sydney, Australia and founded in 1999, is a global managed network servi…

satellite communications

Spiral Blue

operational
Sydney Est. 2018

Spiral Blue is a Sydney, Australia-based space technology company founded in 2018 that develops edge…

earth observation computing

VXB Aerospace

operational
Sydney Est. 2022

VXB Aerospace is an Australian propulsion startup based in Canberra developing AI-optimized Hall-eff…

propulsion

Zendir

operational
Canberra Est. 2019

Zendir is a Canberra, Australia software company developing a cloud-based spacecraft digital twin an…

spacecraft components software testing

Arlula

development
Sydney Est. 2018

Arlula, founded in 2018 and based in Sydney, Australia, operates as an API-driven marketplace focuse…

earth observation data services satellite services

Earththunder

development
Melbourne Est. 2022

Earththunder is a Melbourne, Australia-based space startup founded in 2022 developing a constellatio…

weather satellite operators sensors

Gilmour Space

development
Gold Coast Est. 2013

Gilmour Space Technologies is an Australian space company developing the Eris orbital launch vehicle…

launch services

HEX20

development
Adelaide, South Australia Est. 2020

HEX20 is an Australian small-satellite platform manufacturer headquartered in Adelaide, South Austra…

small satellites satellite manufacturing spacecraft components

Hypersonix

development
Brisbane Est. 2019

Hypersonix Launch Systems, founded in 2019 and based in Brisbane, Australia, is an aerospace enginee…

launch vehicles propulsion aerospace

LatConnect 60

development
Perth Est. 2019

LatConnect 60 (LC60 AI), founded in 2019 and based in Perth, Australia, is an AI-driven smart satell…

earth observation ai analytics

LC60 AI

development
Beijing Est. 2019

LC60 AI, founded in 2020 and based in Beijing, China, is an Australian post-revenue AI company speci…

earth observation ai analytics

Paladin Space

development
Adelaide Est. 2023

Paladin Space is an Australian startup, based in Adelaide and originating from a University of South…

in space services robotics space technology

Sitara Space

development
Sydney Est. 2020

Sitara Space, founded in 2020 and based in Sydney, Australia, is a developing company focused on sat…

satellite communications communications telecommunications

Skyborne Technologies

development
Atlanta Est. 2015

Skyborne Technologies, founded in 2019 and based in Atlanta, United States, is a space technology co…

propulsion nuclear space technology

Soar Earth

development
Perth Est. 2017

Soar Earth, founded in 2017 and based in Perth, Australia, is a geospatial company operating a commu…

geospatial data services earth observation

Space Machines Company AU

development
Adelaide Est. 2019

Space Machines Company AU, founded in 2019 and based in Adelaide, Australia, is a developing provide…

in space services robotics spacecraft