Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex - Wikipedia

Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex is a rocket-launching facility operated by Southern Launch at Whalers Way, in the locality of Sleaford near Port Lincoln ... WhalersWayOrbitalLaunchComplex FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch ProposedrocketryfacilityinAustralia WhalersWayOrbitalLaunchComplexLocationSleaford,SouthAustralia,AustraliaCoordinates34°55′S135°39′E/34.91°S135.65°E/-34.91;135.65Coordinates:34°55′S135°39′E/34.91°S135.65°E/-34.91;135.65ShortnameWhalersWayOperatorSouthernLaunchLaunchhistoryLaunches1First launch16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) WhalersWayOrbitalLaunchComplexisarocket-launchingfacilityoperatedbySouthernLaunchatWhalersWay,inthelocalityofSleafordnearPortLincolnonSouthAustralia'sEyrePeninsula. Contents 1Historyoftheproject 2Launches 3Environmentalconcerns 4Seealso 5References Historyoftheproject[edit] SouthernLaunchestablisheditsheadquartersinAdelaidein2018,beforethecitywasannouncedashomefortheAustralianSpaceAgency.[1]ItsofficesarelocatedinPirieStreet,Adelaide.[2] ThelaunchpadatWhalersWaywaspubliclyannouncedinDecember2018,withSouthernLaunchleadingtheproject.[3]TheprojectwasdeclaredamajordevelopmentbythestateofSouthAustraliaon22August2019,[4]andon23October2019SouthernLaunchmadeajointannouncementwithPerigeeAerospaceofSouthKoreaaboutthelaunchofthe"BlueWhale1"rocketfromtheWhalersWayfacility.[5][6] ThefacilitywasofficiallyapprovedbytheAustralianSpaceAgencyon14July2021,[7]intendedforusetolaunchcommercialsatellites.[8] SouthernLaunchplannedtobuildtwolaunchpadsfororbitallaunchestopolarandsun-synchronousorbits.[9]Pad1wasexpectedtohostuptothreetestlaunchesbytheendof2021.[7] Launches[edit] Whenfullyoperational,itisanticipatedthataround25launchesayearwilltakeplaceatWhalersWay.[10] PerigeeAerospacebecamethefirstcustomer[11]withaplannedlaunchofitsrocket"BlueWhale1"inJuly2020.[12]However,thishadnotbeenlaunchedbylateAugust.[13] On16September2021,06:39UTC[14][15]theTaiwaneseTiSPACE-company'sHapithIrocket(flightVS01[16])launchedfromWhalersWayPad1onasuborbitaltestflight,[17]aftertwoabortedlaunches.[18]ThiswasthemaidenflightofHapithIandfirstofthreetestlaunchesfromPad1atWhalersWay.[17]Theflightsufferedalaunchfailureatignition,causingtherockettocatchfire.[19]Theintendedapogeeoftheflightwas250 km(160 mi),[20]andaspayloadtherocketcarriedanIonosphereScintillationPackage[21]fortheTaiwaneseNationalSpaceOrganization,forthepurposeofIonosphericscintillationresearch.[citationneeded] Environmentalconcerns[edit] ConcernshavebeenraisedbyenvironmentalistsfromtheNatureConservationSocietyofSouthAustralia(NCSSA)andTraditionalOwnerstheNauopeople[citationneeded],asthreatenedspeciessuchasthesouthernemuwrenandwhite-belliedwhipbirdinhabitthearea[citationneeded],whichcouldbeaffectedbythenoise,andthereareplacesofculturalsignificancetotheNauopeople.EnvironmentalimpactassessmentswerebeingundertakenasofMay2021,withplanstomodifythesiteandimplementmitigationstrategiesshouldproblemsbefound.SouthernLaunchhascommittedtoprotectingnatureandmanagingtourismactivitiestoensurethattheenvironmentwillbepreserved.[22] Proteststookplaceatthesiteaheadofthefirstscheduledlaunchon9September2021,afterwhaleswerereportedswimminginFisheriesBay,eastofthemaritimeexclusionzone,andpoliceattended.Whaleswerelaterconfirmed30kmawayinBostonBay,andnoneobservedinFisheriesBay.[23]Localresidentsandconservationists,includingtheNatureConservationSociety,WildernessSociety,ConservationCouncilofSouthAustralia,theNationalTrustofAustralia(SA),BirdsSAandTreesforLifehavebeencallingforanindependentreview.[24]AnecologistfromtheUniversityofAdelaideandtheNCSSAareconcernedthattheextensiveclearing(23.76 ha(58.7acres)ofvegetation)andconstructionworkinvolvedinexpandingthefacilitycouldcausethesouthernemuwrentobecomeextinct.SouthernLaunchCEOLloydDampsaidhewasawareoftheissues,andtheywereintheprocessofworkingoutabetterlocationforlaunchsiteA.TheexpansionplansareunderreviewbytheGovernmentofSouthAustralia'sPlanSA,aswellastheCommonwealthGovernmentforcompliancewiththeEnvironmentProtectionandBiodiversityConservationAct1999(EPBCAct). PublicconsultationthatclosedinSeptembershowedstrongsupportfromthesurroundingcommunitiesofPortLincolnandTulka,[25]theresultsofwhichareyettobereleasedasof27 September 2021[update].[10] InearlyOctober,araresquare-tailedkitewasphotographedatthesite,butitisthoughtlikelythatitwasachickfromanestalongdistanceaway.ThelasttimeonewasspottedontheEyrePeninsulawasin2004.[26] Seealso[edit] KoonibbaTestRange,SouthAustralia References[edit] ^"Koonibbaworld'sfirstindigenouscommunitytohostbiggestprivaterocketrangelaunch,onfarwestEyrePeninsula".AdelaideAZ.Retrieved26August2020. ^"ContactUs".SouthernLaunch.Retrieved26August2020. ^Plouffe,Jim(4December2018)."Australia'sfirstcommercialorbitallaunchfacilitytobebuiltinSouthAustralia".TheLeadSouthAustralia.Retrieved17March2021. ^"WhalersWayOrbitalLaunchComplex".DepartmentofPlanning,TransportandInfrastructure.5November2019.Retrieved23January2020."WhalersWayOrbitalLaunchComplex(43)"(PDF).SouthAustralianGovernmentGazette.GovernmentofSouthAustralia.25August2019.p. 3132.Retrieved23January2020–viaSA.gov.au. ^Jim,Plouffe(30September2019)."SouthKoreanrocketstartuptolaunchfromSouthAustralia".TheLEAD.Retrieved11June2020. ^Caleb,Henry(23October2019)."BackedbySamsung,SouthKoreanstartupPerigeeaimsfor2020maidenlaunch".SpaceNews.Retrieved11June2020. ^ab"WhalersWaytoReachtheStars".SouthernLaunch.14July2021.Retrieved15July2021. ^"RocketLaunchertobebuiltonEyrePeninsula-RegionalDevelopmentAustraliaWhyalla&EyrePeninsula".RegionalDevelopmentAustraliaWhyalla&EyrePeninsula.3December2018.Retrieved4December2018. ^"SArocketlaunchpadsmoveastagecloser".InDaily.11March2021.Retrieved17March2021. ^abKurmelovs,Royce(27September2021)."Conservationistssayrocketlaunchsitecouldpushendangeredsouthernemu-wrentoextinction".TheGuardian.Retrieved3October2021. ^"SouthernLaunchsignsfirstclientfororbitallaunchfacility".SouthAustralianSpaceIndustryCentre.GovernmentofSouthAustralia.30September2019.Retrieved17March2021. ^Henry,Caleb(23October2019)."BackedbySamsung,SouthKoreanstartupPerigeeaimsfor2020maidenlaunch".SpaceNews.Retrieved17March2021. ^Spence,Andrew(25August2020)."DatesetforSArocketlaunchasNewSpacepreparesforlift-off".InDaily.Retrieved6October2020. ^SouthernLaunch[@SouthernLaunch](16September2021)."LAUNCHUPDATEAt4:09pm(ACST)@SouthernLaunch&TiSPACEattemptedtolaunchtheHapithI.Duringignition,thevehiclesufferedaninternalfaultcausingitcatchalight.ThefirewascontainedtothepadandattendedtobytheCFS.Nopeopleortheenvironmentwereatrisk"(Tweet).Retrieved16September2021–viaTwitter. ^"ThirdtimeunluckyforSArocketlaunch".AAP.16September2021.Retrieved16September2021–viaYahoo!News. ^"VS01MissionOverview"(PDF).SouthernLaunch.9September2021.Retrieved10September2021–viaSquarespace. ^ab"WhalersWaytoReachtheStars".SouthernLaunch.14July2021.Retrieved20July2021. ^"EyrePeninsularocketlaunchdelayedagain".InDaily.15September2021.Retrieved3October2021. ^Leckie,Evelyn;Pestrin,Stacey(16September2021)."Rocketcatchesfireduringlatestlift-offattemptatWhalersWaylaunchsiteonEyrePeninsula".ABCNews.AustralianBroadcastingCorporation.Retrieved3October2021. ^"首支國造火箭飛鼠一號預計13日台東發射".TiSPACE(Pressrelease)(inChinese).10February2020.Retrieved10February2020. ^"Missions科學任務[ScientificMissions]".NationalCentralUniversity.9May2021.Retrieved28May2021. ^Leckie,Evelyn(28May2021)."Rocketlaunchingproposalsworrytraditionalowners,environmentalists,butcompanycommittedtoholisticcareoftheland".ABCNews.AustralianBroadcastingCorporation.Retrieved30May2021. ^Leckie,Evelyn;Hamilton,Jodie(10September2021)."ProtestersandsecurityguardsclashaheadoffailedrocketlaunchatWhalersWay".ABCNews.AustralianBroadcastingCorporation.Retrieved3October2021. ^Richards,Stephanie(10September2021)."SArocketlaunchamidcallsforconservationsitereview".InDaily.Retrieved3October2021. ^Stark,Micaela(30August2021)."SouthernLaunchCEOLloydDampreceivesstandingovationatPortLincolncommunitymeeting".ThePortLincolnNews.TheAdvertiser.Retrieved1September2021. ^Hamilton,Jodie;Pedler,Emma;Leckie,Evelyn(9October2021)."RareraptorphotographedatrockettestsiteinEyrePeninsula".ABCNews.AustralianBroadcastingCorporation.Retrieved17October2021. 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