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 Jun 2026 Celebrating the SmartSat CRC: Seven years of national impact When SmartSat CRC commenced operations in 2019, its objective was ambitious: to build a nationally coordinated… Operations Update30 Jun 2026 Continuing the SmartSat Mission: next steps & transition to the Australasian Space Innovation Institute While SmartSat CRC’s formal funding period is coming to an end, the work does not stop on 30 June. Over… PhD Update29 Jun 2026 Celebrating our PhD cohort, our nation’s future space leaders As SmartSat CRC concludes its activities under the Cooperative Research Centres Program, it also marks… Project News29 Jun 2026 SCARLET-⍺ project demonstrates AI-based spacecraft autonomy capabilities SmartSat?s flagship project for space mission autonomy, Scarlet-? (Alpha), has demonstrated its latest… SmartSat CRC is a proud sponsor of the Australian Space Diversity Alliance.