The table above lists decisions made by the Minister or their delegate under the Space (Launches and Returns) Act 2018 (the Act) to either grant, vary, revoke, suspend or transfer a:
- Australian launch permit
- Launch facility licence
- Return authorisation
- Overseas payload permit
- High power rocket permit
Note
- Updates to the decisions about space activities table are usually published shortly after a decision is made. The most up-to-date version is attached, above.
- Decisions are made by the Minister or their delegate, as outlined under section 104 of the Act.
- Decisions are based on criteria outlined under the Act and related legislative instruments.
- It is common for the Minster of their delegate to attach conditions to permits, licences and authorisations. Currently, the Australian Space Agency does not publish details of conditions.
Main image: Varda’s spacecraft, Winnebago-3, re-entered Earth and landed at Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in regional South Australia. Image credit: Southern Launch.
Get in touch
Contact the Agency’s Office of the Space Regulator if you have questions about the attached information or about conducting space activities.
Latest decisions
Please refer to the attachment for more details.
• University of Southern Queensland have received their Overseas Payload Permit on 28 January 2026.
• QuantX Labs and Lunaria One were respectively granted their Overseas Payload Permit on 23 and 12 December 2025.
•The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation were given their Return Authorisation (overseas payload) on 18 December 2025.
• Varda Space Industries were given their Return Authorisation on 17 December.
