Project News

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...

Project News29 Jun 2026

SAEcoMap: spectrally similar, ecologically distinct, assessing hyperspectral satellites for vegetation community mapping

Six years after the Black Summer fires, SmartSat's SAEcoMap project is using a nested stack of ground...

Project News29 Jun 2026

Scarlet -γ  project bringing autonomous spacecraft formation control closer to mission reality 

SmartSat?s Scarlet- ? (Gamma) project is advancing autonomy for future multi-satellite missions that...

Project News29 Jun 2026

Scarlet-β project delivering an autonomy layer for Australian spacecraft in orbit 

SmartSat?s Scarlet-? (Beta) project has developed autonomy for the next generation of intelligent...

Project News29 Jun 2026

Finding fires faster using SmokeScout project’s onboard AI

From the time a bushfire ignites, every minute counts when it comes to managing its spread and minimising...

Project News27 Apr 2026

Mapping the heat beneath our feet: what Adelaide’s heatwave satellite project revealed and why it matters more than ever

On a sweltering afternoon in North Adelaide, the ground truth campaign was in full swing. At a site ten...