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There are many different ways to describe the various segments within the space industry generally.
This website provides information on legal and regulatory frameworks by reference to:

Launch services

  • Including launch facilities and launch vehicles

Ground services

  • Including ground control stations for telemetry, tracking and control of satellites, rockets and other space objects, as well as for transmitting and receiving signals to and from payloads, including services associated with the signals themselves, and including ground-based space situational awareness

Satellite services

  • Including the manufacture, testing, export, integration, launch and operation of satellites

Deep space services

  • In respect of space objects that travel beyond Earth orbits.

Launch services

Examples of enterprises operating in Australia and involved in launch services include:

This website provides the following articles on legal and regulatory issues that will be relevant to entrepreneurs that provide launch services:


Ground services

Examples of enterprises operating in Australia and involved in ground services include:

This website provides the following articles on legal and regulatory issues that will be relevant to entrepreneurs that provide ground services:


Satellite services

Examples of enterprises operating in Australia and involved in satellite services include:

This website provides the following articles on legal and regulatory issues that will be relevant to entrepreneurs that provide satellite services:


Deep space activities

Examples of enterprises operating in Australia and involved in deep space services include:

This website provides the following articles on legal and regulatory issues that will be relevant to entrepreneurs that provide deep space services:

This website does not cover the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the user segment – that is, equipment and services that rely on space infrastructure to deliver goods and services to consumers. For example, this website does not cover legal and regulatory frameworks applicable to satellite phones, nor how imagery derived from a remote sensing satellite is integrated with positioning data for precision agriculture applications. The user segment is vast and, for the most part, the user segment is data-agnostic – it does not matter whether the data comes from space or from a Remotely Piloted Aerial System. If you require legal information or advice in relation to the user segment, see our article on seeking legal advice.

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