As SA strives to become the $12 billion space capital of Australia, it’s no surprise Adelaide-based company Hex20 will play a pivotal role in an international space mission.
Hex20 will be taking part in the National Central University (NCU), Taiwan’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) space mission with its new technology and skillset.
“This is just another demonstration of our local talent,” Minister for Trade and Investment Nick Champion says.
Hex20 is building a 3U cubesat mission named SAISI for NCU to ‘space qualify’ – or prepare for the environment of space – a piece of equipment that will work as an automatic identification system for ship tracking.
The company recently participated in the University of South Australia’s Venture Catalyst Space Program, supported by the South Australian Government’s Space Innovation Fund.
“This is just another demonstration of our local talent, the State’s role in contributing to the nation’s sovereign capabilities, and its ability to provide career pathways for future generations,” Champion says.
Since its inception in 2018, Venture Catalyst Space has supported 29 space start-ups, helping to kick-start their growth, and strengthen their connections to investors and researchers.
Hex20 is also working on building satellite simulators for training purposes and is involved in two other missions: Building a 3U cubesat mission for small satellites to fly a radiation detector payload, and a 6U mission technology demonstrator.
The company, which employs six staff, provides turnkey satellite mission solutions designed and delivered in South Australia.
This has been accelerated by the presence of the Australian Space Agency and events such as the Australian Space Forum.
South Australia’s reputation as the Space and Defence State is putting South Australia on the international map with the State continuing to attract global investment within the sector.
“There are many opportunities for established companies and start-ups to get involved in this exciting field,” CEO of Lloyed Lopez says.
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