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Updated 29 Apr 2024
MISSION: ERIS TESTFLIGHT 1
LAUNCH WINDOW (TBC):
TBA, pending launch permit approval
LAUNCH SITE:
Bowen Orbital Spaceport, north Queensland
MISSION:
Eris TestFlight1 will be the first orbital launch attempt of an Australian-made rocket; and also the first from Australia in over 50 years.
ERIS TESTFLIGHT 1
Gilmour Space has developed Australia's first orbital launch vehicle, #Eris
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Designed and manufactured by Gilmour Space, Eris is Australia's first sovereign-made rocket capable of launching satellites into orbit.
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TestFlight 1 will be the maiden orbital launch attempt of the Eris Block 1 rocket, which uses proprietary hybrid rocket technology.
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Expected to launch TBC (pending launch permit approval).
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST ORBITAL SPACEPORT
Eris TestFlight 1 will be launched from QLD's Bowen Orbital Spaceport #BOS
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BOS is the first licensed commercial orbital launch facility in Australia, with access to 20- to 65-degree (low to mid) inclination Low Earth Orbits.
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Located within the Abbot Point State Development Area in Queensland, this private launch site is operated by Gilmour Space, with blessings from the Juru traditional owners in Bowen to 'bridge Country to Sky'.
The Bowen Orbital Spaceport was co-funded by Gilmour Space together with the Commonwealth and QLD Governments under the Modern Manufacturing Strategy.
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