Australia’s largest privately built satellite is ready for launch on a SpaceX mission next month. Built by Sydney startup Space Machines Company, the satellite will carry tech and payloads from the growing local sector and hopes to prove the industry can become much more sustainable.
The Optimus satellite will offer on-orbit satellite inspection, servicing and protection that keeps other satellites in space longer in what is touted as ‘roadside assistance’ for space.
It is designed and built by Australian teams in Sydney and Adelaide, with assistance from a team in Bangalore, and represents another milestone for the Australian space sector, with several local companies joining the Optimus mission.
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