Building Australia's Space Industry 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. The impact of this research will be to develop intellectual property and a specialist industry expertise that will spawn new businesses, create export economic value and generate new high-tech jobs for all Australians. Our Strategy News + Events See more Announcements31 Mar 2021 SA school students to name SASAT1 satellite South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has announced that Australia?s first state satellite will be… Announcements29 Mar 2021 HAPS Challenge Launched The HAPS Challenge is a unique opportunity to contribute to our national capability. The Challenge is… Announcements22 Mar 2021 SmartSat announces appointment of new Chief Research Officer Dr Carl Seubert SmartSat has appointed an Australian Senior Engineer from NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to accelerate… Announcements11 Mar 2021 SmartSat NSW Node launched by Minister Stuart Ayres NSW is the first state to launch its own Node of the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), spearheading…