The mission comprised of three 1U CubeSats hosting scientific experiments, in-house developed technology validation and industry payloads.
As part of a Northrop Grumman spacecraft, Binar-234 was launched on 4 August 2024 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, US.
Its mission objectives, included:
- Exploration of the operation of an Australian built constellation.
- Additional validation of the Binar platform demonstrating a resilient system in a space environment.
- Upgrade to the existing bus with more advanced communications.
- Demonstrating tracking surface assets from a 1U with RF beacons.
- Exploration of radiation shielding.
The Australian Space Agency granted authorisation for this space activity on 30 November 2023.
