MISSION: ELARASAT MMS-1
Updated June 26, 2025
3 September 2025
ELARASAT IN ORBIT
Our team is proud to confirm that the 100-kg multi-mission satellite platform is healthy and operational in orbit.
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✅ Platform commissioning complete
✅ Satellite bus systems nominal
✅ Reliable S-band communications and X-band downlink demonstrated
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Another step forward in advancing Australia’s sovereign space and defence capability, and part of our mission to make space more accessible for customers worldwide.
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24 June 2025​
"MMS-1 SEPARATION CONFIRMED"​​
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Gilmour Space’s first satellite bus, ElaraSat, was successfully launched and deployed on the SpaceX Transporter-14 launch on 24 June, 2025.
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ElaraSat is a 100-kg satellite platform built for diverse missions in orbit. Its first mission, called MMS-1, will carry a hyperspectral imager from our partners at CSIRO, designed to monitor water quality from space.
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It's a major milestone for sovereign capability in Australia, and part of our goal to make space more accessible to global customers.
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Mission: MMS-1 (Multi Mission Satellite-1)
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Satellite Bus: ElaraSat Block 1 (developed by Gilmour Space)
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Customer Payload: CSIRO
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Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9
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Launch Site: Vandenberg Space Force Base, USA
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Launch Window: Estimated NET June 22*, 2025
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Orbit: Sun-synchronous (~500–600 km)
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Mission Objective: ElaraSat tech demonstration and support for CSIRO’s R&D.
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