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Topic: Southern Launch small satellite launches
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Ross Member Posts: 485 From: Australia Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 09-19-2020 10:17 AM
Australia's first commercial, space-capable rocket has blasted off from the Koonibba test range on South Australia's far-west coast, reported ABC News. Southern Launch said Saturday's [Sept. 19] launch aimed to reach 85 kilometres, which would make it the highest any commercial rocket had reached from Australian soil.It was the second attempt to launch the 3.4-metre long, 34-kilogram rocket after the first on Tuesday misfired. A second rocket was successfully fired off about 11:45am. A recovery effort is underway to locate the rockets and payloads now they have fallen back to Earth... A small device was deployed to the edge of space during Saturday morning's launch. The payload's purpose is to collect information with its built-in sensors on its journey back to Earth to assist with DEWC's development of satellite technology. | |
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