Arnhem Space Centre
2022 to present
Site Details
- Country: Australia
- Operator: Equatorial Launch Australia
- Type: Commercial
Overview
On the Gove peninsula in the Northern Territory, the closest Australian site to the equator. NASA launched three sounding rockets here in mid 2022, its first launches from Australia in over a quarter century, proving the remote Aboriginal land site.
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