Social Media Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Australian-made satellites will soon be launched on a SpaceX rocket in a move designed to close gaps in the country’s air traffic management. The project, created by Canberra-based Skykraft and backed by Airservices Australia, will see a constellation of 200 satellites launched over the next two years to improve flight safety and communication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatEng Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Congratulations to the team for getting this far. Building a cubesat and putting an ADS-B terminal on it is not so difficult these days, the hard part will be in raising the funds for a 200-satellite constellation, manufacturing facility, operations and marketing. That will need around $200m capital injection before they ever make any money from services - and the same again to keep replacing their satellites. Spire (US/UK) are already doing this and other "constellation" companies from Australia, such as Fleet and Myriota, are also well on the way, but not all will succeed - a previous venture in Australia called sky and Space Global is now pretty much at a standstill after launching only 3 satellites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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