Satellite | Warath Seed (WS-1, Waratah Seed-1) |
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Form factor | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 6U |
Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
Launcher | Falcon 9, (Transporter-11) |
Organization | University of Sydney |
Institution | University |
Entity type | Academic / Education |
Country | Australia |
Launch brokerer | Exolaunch |
Partners | University of Sydney, Saber Astronautics |
Oneliner |
Australian ride-share satellite so that industry and researchers can use to test and prove the functionality of their tech. |
Description |
Funded by the NSW government, Waratah Seed is a pilot space qualification project to launch NSW-developed space technology into orbit to test and prove functionality. The project is focused on developing the NSW space sector in particular, and the Australian space industry as a whole. |
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Photo sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Last modified: 2024-05-29