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| Attribute | Bowen Orbital Spaceport 🇦🇺 Australia Active · Last updated 2026-06-12Trust: Operator-primaryⓘ Last verified Remove × | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sutherland Spaceport Ltd (wound up); Highlands and Islands Enterprise landlord | Pasifika Satellite Nusantara (PSN) joint venture | Gilmour Space Technologies |
| Ownership | Public-Private | Public-Private | Private |
| Region | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Launch pads | — | — | — |
| Annual launches | 0 | 0 | 0-2 ↑ Most active |
| Max payload (LEO) | — | — | — |
| First operational launch | 2023 | 2023 | 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 |
| Regulatory regime | UK CAA under the Space Industry Act 2018; planning consent granted Aug 2022 by Highland Council | Indonesian Aerospace Law (Law 21/2013); BRIN partnership required; coastal-state overflight agreements pending | Australian Space Agency under Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 |
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