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| Attribute | Bowen Orbital Spaceport 🇦🇺 Australia Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Gilmour Space Technologies | SPACE COTAN Inc. | Oita Prefecture / NTT Communications consortium |
| Ownership | Private | Private | Public-Private |
| Region | 🇦🇺 Australia | 🇯🇵 Japan | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0-2 | 2-4 ↑ Most active | 0 |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2025-07-30as of [1]Eris TestFlight 1 — first orbital launch attempt by an Australian-made rocket from Australian soil; failed ~14 s after liftoff | 2021 | 2020 |
| Regulatory regime | Australian Space Agency under Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 | Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023); MEXT licensing | MEXT / Cabinet Office Space Activities Act (2018, amended 2023); Oita Airport operates under Japan Civil Aviation Bureau |
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