Australia Satellites
Data current as of 2026-07-20.
Australia is responsible for 76 cataloged objects, of which 47 are in orbit and 36 are active. 73 of those are payloads, with 3 rocket bodies and debris. 29 have reentered. The first launched in 1967, and the most recent in 2025. Its most prolific operator by object count is SKYKR.
47
In orbit
36
Active
76
Total cataloged
29
Reentered
Object types
73
Payloads
3
Other (rocket bodies + debris)
Australia satellites launched per year
Still in orbit Since reentered Click a year to list its satellites.
Top operators
The organizations responsible for the most Australia objects.
| Operator | Objects |
|---|---|
| SKYKR | 15 |
| FLEET | 11 |
| OPTS | 6 |
| ECHOAU | 6 |
| CURTIN | 4 |
| MELB | 3 |
| AUSS | 3 |
| USYD/UNSW | 2 |
| USYD | 2 |
| UNSW/RAAF | 2 |
| OPT | 2 |
| NBN | 2 |
| MYRI/SPIREL | 2 |
| WRE | 1 |
| UNSWC/DSTO | 1 |
Top spacecraft buses
The platforms Australia satellites are built on.
| Bus | Satellites |
|---|---|
| Cubesat 6U | 14 |
| Skykraft | 13 |
| Cubesat 3U | 7 |
| Cubesat 1U | 5 |
| Cubesat 12U | 5 |
| SSL-1300 | 3 |
| OSC Star 2.4 | 3 |
| HS-376 | 3 |
| Cubesat 2U | 3 |
| Corvus XL | 3 |
| Skykraft Carrier | 2 |
| HS-601 | 2 |
| Cubesat 1.5U | 2 |
| WRESAT | 1 |
| NIIKP | 1 |
See the Australia launch history.
Australia satellites
Track any of them live in KeepTrack.
| Name | NORAD | COSPAR | Bus | Owner | Launched | Orbit | Status | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKYCRAFT 4E | 65227 | 2025-154L | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jul 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYCRAFT 4D | 64898 | 2025-154K | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jul 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYCRAFT 4A | 64897 | 2025-154J | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jul 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYCRAFT 4C | 64896 | 2025-154H | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jul 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYCRAFT 4B | 64872 | 2025-154D | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jul 23, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| LYRA-4 | 64691 | 2025-140A | Corvus XL | ECHOAU | Jun 28, 2025 | 98 min, 96.0° | Active | ◉ |
| LYRA-3 | 64577 | 2025-135BB | Corvus XL | ECHOAU | Jun 23, 2025 | 98 min, 97.8° | Active | ◉ |
| ELARA 1 | 64539 | 2025-135M | ElaraSat | GILM | Jun 23, 2025 | 95 min, 97.5° | Active | ◉ |
| BUCCANEER MM | 63245 | 2025-052AM | Cubesat 6U | UNSW/DSTO | Mar 15, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| CENTAURI-8 | 62714 | 2025-009DK | Cubesat 12U | FLEET | Jan 14, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| Centauri 8 Centauri 8 | 62704 | 2025-009CZ | Cubesat 12U | FLEET | Jan 14, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| Centauri 7 Centauri 7 | 62702 | 2025-009CX | Cubesat 12U | FLEET | Jan 14, 2025 | 96 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| Lyra-1 Lyra-1 | 62648 | 2025-009AR | Corvus XL | ECHOAU | Jan 14, 2025 | 94 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| OPTUS-X (ADS-01) Optus X | 62006 | 2024-212A | Eurostar 3000EOR | OPTS | Nov 17, 2024 | 1436 min, 0.0° | Active | ◉ |
| BINAR-3 Binar-3 | 60957 | 1998-067WX | Cubesat 1U | CURTIN | Aug 4, 2024 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| BINAR-2 Binar-2 | 60956 | 1998-067WW | Cubesat 1U | CURTIN | Aug 4, 2024 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| BINAR-4 Binar-4 | 60952 | 1998-067WS | Cubesat 1U | CURTIN | Aug 4, 2024 | 89 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| KANYINI Kanyini | 60556 | 2024-149CS | Cubesat 6U | SMCRC | Aug 16, 2024 | 93 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| CUAVA-2 CUAVA-2 | 60527 | 2024-149BM | Cubesat 6U | USYD/UNSW | Aug 16, 2024 | 94 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| WARATAH SEED-1 Waratah Seed WS-1 | 60469 | 2024-149B | Cubesat 6U | USYD | Aug 16, 2024 | 94 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| CENTAURI-6 Centauri 6 | 59451 | 2024-066K | Cubesat 12U | FLEET | Apr 7, 2024 | 96 min, 45.6° | Active | ◉ |
| OBJECT AD Optimus-2 | 59125 | 2024-043AD | Optimus | SPMACH | Mar 4, 2024 | 94 min, 97.6° | Active | ◉ |
| SPIRIT SpIRIT | 58468 | 2023-185G | Cubesat 6U | MELB | Dec 1, 2023 | 90 min, 97.3° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-3D Skykraft 3D | 57956 | 2023-084BZ | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jun 12, 2023 | 90 min, 97.6° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-3A Skykraft 3A | 56981 | 2023-084BB | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jun 12, 2023 | 87 min, 97.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-3 Skykraft 3 Carrier | 56229 | 2023-084BN | Skykraft Carrier | SKYKR | Jun 12, 2023 | 88 min, 97.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-3C Skykraft 3C | 56228 | 2023-084BM | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jun 12, 2023 | 88 min, 97.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-3B Skykraft 3B | 56227 | 2023-084BL | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jun 12, 2023 | 88 min, 97.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-1C Skykraft 1C | 55061 | 2023-001BE | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jan 3, 2023 | 94 min, 97.3° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-1B Skykraft 1B | 55058 | 2023-001BB | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jan 3, 2023 | 88 min, 97.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-1A Skykraft 1A | 55054 | 2023-001AX | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jan 3, 2023 | 94 min, 97.3° | Active | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-1D Skykraft 1D | 55052 | 2023-001AV | Skykraft | SKYKR | Jan 3, 2023 | 88 min, 97.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SKYKRAFT-1 Skykraft 1 Carrier | 55041 | 2023-001AJ | Skykraft Carrier | SKYKR | Jan 3, 2023 | 92 min, 97.3° | Active | ◉ |
| CENTAURI-5 (TYVAK-0212) Centauri 5 | 52742 | 2022-057L | Cubesat 6U | FLEET | May 25, 2022 | 89 min, 97.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| LEMUR-2-DJIRANG Lemur-2 Djirang | 51058 | 2022-002CC | Cubesat 6U | MYRI/SPIREL | Jan 13, 2022 | 88 min, 97.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| LEMUR-2-MIRIWARI Lemur-2 Miriwari | 51054 | 2022-002BY | Cubesat 6U | MYRI/SPIREL | Jan 13, 2022 | 87 min, 97.4° | Reentered | ◉ |
| CUAVA-1 CUAVA-1 | 49275 | 1998-067SU | Cubesat 3U | USYD/UNSW | Oct 6, 2021 | 87 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| BINAR-1 Binar-1 | 49272 | 1998-067SR | Cubesat 1U | CURTIN | Oct 6, 2021 | 87 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| CENTAURI-4 (TYVAK-0211) Centauri 4 | 48898 | 2021-059V | Cubesat 6U | FLEET | Jun 30, 2021 | 88 min, 97.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| TYVAK-0173 EG-3 | 48892 | 2021-059P | Cubesat 12U | ECHOAU | Jun 30, 2021 | 97 min, 96.0° | Active | ◉ |
| M2-B RAAF M2 B | 47973 | 2021-023J | Cubesat 6U | UNSW/RAAF | Mar 22, 2021 | 88 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| MYRIOTA 7 (TYVAK-0152) Myriota 7 | 47968 | 2021-023D | Cubesat 3U | MYRI | Mar 22, 2021 | 89 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| M2-A RAAF M2 A | 47967 | 2021-023C | Cubesat 6U | UNSW/RAAF | Mar 22, 2021 | 89 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| CENTAURI-3 (TYVAK-0210) Centauri 3 | 47966 | 2021-023B | Cubesat 6U | FLEET | Mar 22, 2021 | 89 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| TYVAK-0171 EG-2 | 46295 | 2020-061Z | Cubesat 6U | ECHOAU | Sep 3, 2020 | 88 min, 97.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| TYVAK-0172 EG-1 | 46267 | 2020-059C | Cubesat 6U | ECHOAU | Aug 30, 2020 | 88 min, 97.7° | Active | ◉ |
| M2 PATHFINDER RAAF M2 Pathfinder | 45727 | 2020-037E | Cubesat 3U | RAAF/UNSW | Jun 13, 2020 | 96 min, 97.8° | Active | ◉ |
| ACRUX 1 ACRUX 1 | 44369 | 2019-037E | Cubesat 1U | MELB | Jun 29, 2019 | 88 min, 45.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| CENTAURI-1 Centauri 1 | 43809 | 2018-099BD | Cubesat 3U | FLEET | Dec 3, 2018 | 95 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| OBJECT X RAAF M1 | 43779 | 2018-099X | Cubesat 3U | RAAF | Dec 3, 2018 | 96 min, 97.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| SIRION PATHFINDER-2 SIRION Pathfinder 2 | 43759 | 2018-099B | Cubesat 16U | SIRION/HELW | Dec 3, 2018 | 95 min, 97.4° | Active | ◉ |
| CENTAURI-2 Centauri 2 | 43722 | 2018-096D | Cubesat 3U | FLEET | Nov 29, 2018 | 87 min, 97.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
| PROXIMA II Proxima II | 43696 | 2018-088G | Cubesat 1.5U | FLEET | Nov 11, 2018 | 87 min, 85.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| PROXIMA I Proxima I | 43694 | 2018-088E | Cubesat 1.5U | FLEET | Nov 11, 2018 | 88 min, 85.0° | Reentered | ◉ |
| BUCCANEER RMM Buccaneer-RMM | 43014 | 2017-073B | Cubesat 3U | UNSWC/DSTO | Nov 18, 2017 | 88 min, 97.5° | Reentered | ◉ |
| I-INSPIRE II i-INSPIRE 2 | 42731 | 1998-067ML | Cubesat 2U | USYD | May 26, 2017 | 87 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SUSAT SUSat | 42730 | 1998-067MK | Cubesat 2U | ADEL | May 25, 2017 | 88 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| UNSW-ECO UNSW-EC0 | 42723 | 1998-067MC | Cubesat 2U | UNSW | May 25, 2017 | 87 min, 51.6° | Reentered | ◉ |
| SKY MUSTER 2 (NBN1B) Sky Muster II | 41794 | 2016-060B | SSL-1300 | NBN | Oct 5, 2016 | 1436 min, 0.0° | Active | ◉ |
| SKY MUSTER 1 (NBN1A) Sky Muster | 40940 | 2015-054A | SSL-1300 | NBN | Sep 30, 2015 | 1436 min, 0.0° | Active | ◉ |
| OPTUS 10 Optus 10 | 40146 | 2014-054A | LS-1300LL | OPTS | Sep 11, 2014 | 1436 min, 0.1° | Active | ◉ |
| OPTUS D3 Optus D3 | 35756 | 2009-044B | OSC Star 2.4 | OPTS | Aug 21, 2009 | 1436 min, 0.9° | Active | ◉ |
| OPTUS D2 Optus D2 | 32252 | 2007-044A | OSC Star 2.4 | OPTS | Oct 5, 2007 | 1450 min, 2.2° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OPTUS D1 Optus D1 | 29495 | 2006-043B | OSC Star 2.4 | OPTS | Oct 13, 2006 | 1436 min, 3.1° | Active | ◉ |
| OPTUS C1 Optus and Defense C1 | 27831 | 2003-028B | SSL-1300 | OPTS | Jun 11, 2003 | 1436 min, 7.0° | Active | ◉ |
| FEDSAT Fedsat | 27598 | 2002-056B | MicroSIL | CRCSS | Dec 14, 2002 | 101 min, 98.9° | Inactive | ◉ |
| WESTPAC WESTPAC | 25398 | 1998-043E | NIIKP | EOSAU | Jul 10, 1998 | 101 min, 99.0° | Active | ◉ |
| OPTUS B3 Optus B3 | 23227 | 1994-055A | HS-601 | OPT | Aug 27, 1994 | 1459 min, 12.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OPTUS B1 (AUSSAT B1) Optus B1 | 22087 | 1992-054A | HS-601 | OPT | Aug 13, 1992 | 1452 min, 13.0° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OPTUS A3 (AUSSAT 3) Aussat K3 | 18350 | 1987-078A | HS-376 | AUSS | Sep 16, 1987 | 1456 min, 14.4° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OPTUS A2 R/B [PAM-D] PAM-D | 16294 | 1985-109G | Star 48 | AUSS | Nov 27, 1985 | 602 min, 25.8° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OPTUS A2 (AUSSAT 2) Aussat K2 | 16275 | 1985-109C | HS-376 | AUSS | Nov 27, 1985 | 1441 min, 13.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OPTUS A1 R/B [PAM-D] PAM-D | 15996 | 1985-076E | Star 48 | AUSS | Aug 27, 1985 | 602 min, 25.8° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OPTUS A1 (AUSSAT 1) Aussat K1 | 15993 | 1985-076B | HS-376 | AUSS | Aug 27, 1985 | 1444 min, 13.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| OSCAR 5 (AO-5) Australis-OSCAR 5 | 04321 | 1970-008B | Australis Oscar | MELB | Jan 23, 1970 | 115 min, 101.3° | Inactive | ◉ |
| WRESAT WRESAT | 03054 | 1967-118A | WRESAT | WRE | Nov 29, 1967 | 88 min, 83.3° | Reentered | ◉ |
Frequently asked questions
How many satellites does Australia have in orbit?
47 Australia objects are currently in orbit, out of 76 ever cataloged. 29 have reentered.
How many Australia satellites are active?
36 Australia objects carry an active status in the catalog, out of 73 payloads.
When did Australia's first satellite launch?
The first cataloged Australia object launched in 1967, and the most recent in 2025.