Australia's leading space research centre Learn More About Us The SmartSat CRC is a consortium of universities and other research organisations, partnered with industry that has been funded by the Australian Government to develop know-how and technologies in advanced telecommunications and IoT connectivity, intelligent satellite systems and Earth observation next generation data services. SmartSat is an agile organising team bringing together academic researchers, industry and the end users to develop, manage and deliver useful technologies, algorithms and knowledge that supports every sector of our economy. Our research is developing intellectual property and a specialist industry expertise to grow the Australian space industry, create export economic value and generate new high-tech jobs for our future space leaders. Our Strategy News + Events See more Operations Update30 Oct 2025 Preparing for the next chapter: transition to the Australasian Space Innovation Institute As SmartSat CRC enters its final year of Commonwealth funding, the Board and Management Team are focused… Research Update30 Oct 2025 Showcasing SmartSat through partner engagements, research papers and live demonstrations It has been a busy and rewarding month for the SmartSat research team and our partners, as we showcased… PhD Update7 Oct 2025 SCARLET-⍺ Project achieves key milestone with Mid-Term Review SmartSat CRC’s flagship project for space mission autonomy, SCARLET-?, successfully passed a comprehensive… PhD Update2 Oct 2025 SmartSat PhD students succeeding across the sector SmartSat is thrilled to share that GroundZero Space, co-founded by Sai Vallapureddy and Kathiravan… SmartSat CRC is a proud sponsor of the Australian Space Diversity Alliance.