South Australia to launch its own satellite to ‘cement place’ in space sector, Premier says

South Australia will become the first state to send its own satellite into low-Earth orbit, with a “cereal box-sized” object set to launch early next year.

Premier Steven Marshall said the SA Government would be “one of the first sub-national governments in the world” to launch its own satellite, and would use the data collected to inform decisions around water use, climate policy, mining and emergency management.

“South Australia is embarking on a bold mission with industry to design and build a…