🇦🇺Arnhem Space Centre
East Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, Australia
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Region
Oceania
Established
2019
Launches / Year
1-3
Coordinates
-12.4434° S, 136.8229° E
About
Arnhem Space Centre in Australia's Northern Territory is a commercial launch facility located near the equator in East Arnhem Land. It made history by hosting the first NASA launches from Australian soil in over 25 years. Its near-equatorial position and access to multiple orbital inclinations make it a promising site for future orbital launches.
Key Features
Near-equatorial location in Northern Australia (12.4 deg S)
First commercial spaceport in Australia
Hosted NASA sounding rocket launches in 2022
Access to wide range of orbital inclinations over open ocean
Supported by the Australian Space Agency's launch strategy
Rockets That Launch Here
Companies Operating Here
Orbit Types
Notable Launches
NASA sounding rocket campaign (2022) — Three suborbital science missions
First commercial launches from Australian soil in decades
Alpha Centauri astrophysics observation rockets for NASA