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Private Bodies involved in Australian space development

  • Adelta Legal - International space law , commercial and regulatory issues.
  • Apogee - Spatial information, high resolution satellite imagery, IFSAR and Digital Elevation Models.
  • Asia Pacific Aerospace Consultants - APAC provide consulting services to the international space industry with a special focus on the Asia Pacific market
  • AstroVision - In 2007, AstroVision Australia Limited will deliver the first live, continuous true color image stream of the Earth. From live weather and environmental monitoring of earth to the enhancement of national and regional security through real-time monitoring of large assets, both mobile and fixed.
  • Auspace Limited - Auspace Limited is an Australian engineering company serving the needs of science, commercial and defence communities in space engineering and associated technologies and systems.
  • Austar - Austar is a leading provider of satellite media and communications services in Australia. Its service area covers 2.1 million homes outside the major Australian capital cities. At 30 September 2001 Austar had 434,000 pay TV customers, 80,000 internet subscribers and 12,000 mobile telephone customers. Austar was the first broadcaster in Australia to launch digital interactive services.
  • Australian Satellite Communications - System integrator providing turnkey solutions.
  • Australian Space Industry Chamber of Commerce (ASICC) - The Australian Space Industry Chamber of Commerce (ASICC) is a nationwide organisation formed to promote the growth of the Australian space sector. By formulating a nationwide approach, ASICC deals with questions connected with space industry, trade, commerce and development.
  • Asia Pacific Space Centre - Asia Pacific Space Centre is an international commercial space launch services company that is developing a commmercial space launch centre on the Australian Territory of Christmas Island. APSC will develop a spaceport facility and a commercial satellite launch services capability built around the Russian designed AURORA launch system. APSC plans to commence construction of a space centre fourth quarter 2001. APSC's first commercial launch is scheduled for the last quarter of 2003.
  • Cisco Systems Australia Ptd Ltd - Internetworking in space, through open standards and new technologies.
  • DSpace - DSpace is an Australian IT company servicing worldwide markets in advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technologies for the telecommunications and space industries.
  • Electro Optic Systems Pty Limited - EOS space business is focused on the delivery of information-based services to space industry in the areas of space debris management and asset management in space, including orbit maintenance support. While developing space debris systems, EOS has generated revenues and reduced project risk by deploying sub-systems, as they are developed, into global niche markets such as satellite laser ranging, astronomy, laser systems, observatories and instrumentation.
  • Fairport Technologies - Pasture Watch is a remote sensing product designed to manage pasture growth rates and pasture production. Produced in conjunction with CSIRO. Click here for the CSIRO information site.
  • Hyshot Breathe to Space - (Lowdown description) - The commercial vehicle for the Hyshot program of the University of Queensland Centre for Hypersonics.
  • Kistler Aerospace Corporation - Kistler Aerospace is seeking to create the world's first fully reusable aerospace vehicle. Kistler is establishing two launch sites for operation of the fleet of K-1 reusable aerospace vehicles. Test flights and initial commercial operations will be conducted from Spaceport Woomera, located in Woomera, South Australia, about 470 km (280 miles) north of Adelaide. Leighton Contractors is building the Woomera, Australia K-1 launch facilities.
  • New Skies Networks - Satellite service provider.
  • NQEA Australia Pty Ltd - NQEA specialises in designing and constructing specialised machinery, commercial and naval shipbuilding and ship repair. Now it is furthering its aerospace expertise for the University of Queensland HyShot program.
  • Optus or Optus Satellite Services and Products - Optus provides a broad range of communications services (to five million customers plus) including mobile, national and long distance services, local telephony, international telephony, business network services, internet and satellite services and pay television. Optus is the leading satellite owner and operator in Australia. It currently has four satellites in orbit and nearly half a million Australians have a dish pointed at its B3 satellite. All broadcast and mobile satellite services are managed by the Optus Broadcast Operations Centre (BOC) at Belrose, Sydney. Cick for more LOWDOWN Optus info.
  • Small World Communications - Develops error control encoders and decoders for terrestrial and space communication systems.
  • Spacelift - Spacelift Australia is a wholly Australian-owned company established for the purpose of managing integrated space launching services from Australia using proven Russian Technology.
  • Symbios Communications - Consultants in Earth observation, satellite navigation, satcom, and environment.
  • Vipac Engineers and Scientists - System level solutions to the defence and aerospace industries, including design and supply of satellite systems.
  • Woomera South Australia - BAE Systems and Australia's Defence Department have produced this website showcasing Woomera. 
 

 

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