{"id":2818,"date":"2025-09-04T12:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/gilmour-space-achieves-milestone-with-deployment-of-elarasat-mms-1-satellite-in-orbit\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T12:13:13","slug":"gilmour-space-achieves-milestone-with-deployment-of-elarasat-mms-1-satellite-in-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/gilmour-space-achieves-milestone-with-deployment-of-elarasat-mms-1-satellite-in-orbit\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilmour Space Achieves Milestone with Deployment of ElaraSat MMS-1 Satellite in Orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/gilmour_cover_638925631349320431.png\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Gilmour Space Achieves Milestone with Deployment of ElaraSat MMS-1 Satellite in Orbit\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/gilmour_cover_638925631349320431.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/gilmour_cover_638925631349320431.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gilmour Space Technologies<\/strong> confirmed the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1), another step forward for Australian space capability. Launched aboard SpaceX\u2019s Transporter-14 mission in June, the locally designed and built satellite bus carries a hyperspectral imager from CSIRO, Australia\u2019s national science agency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Since reaching orbit, ElaraSat MMS-1 has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed platform commissioning<\/li>\n<li>Verified satellite bus systems are operating as expected<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrated reliable S-band communications and X-band downlink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThis is a proud moment for our team and partners,\u201d said <strong>Mark Grimminck<\/strong><strong>, Head of Satellites at Gilmour Space<\/strong>. \u201cElaraSat MMS-1 is designed for multiple missions and this first flight shows how Australia can build expertise in sovereign satellite technology while paving the way for future missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is a Payload Mass of a Satellite Bus?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gilmour&#8217;s modular ElaraSat bus can be adapted for missions hosting payloads of up to 30 kilograms, and is compatible with a variety of launch vehicles, including its Eris orbital rocket. In July, the company\u2019s Eris TestFlight-1 campaign from Bowen Orbital Spaceport in North Queensland also demonstrated progress toward providing end-to-end space access from Australian soil.<\/p>\n<p>With ElaraSat MMS-1 now in orbit (NORAD ID 64539), Gilmour Space is well positioned to deliver integrated satellite missions to global customers from Australia, supporting commercial, civil, and defence programs that require affordable and flexible access to space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gilmour Space Technologies confirmed the successful in-orbit operation of its 100-kilogram satellite platform, ElaraSat MMS-1 (Multi-Mission Satellite-1), another step forward for Australian space capability. Launched aboard SpaceX\u2019s Transporter-14 mission in June, the locally designed and built satellite bus carries a hyperspectral imager from CSIRO, Australia\u2019s national science agency.&nbsp; Since reaching orbit, ElaraSat MMS-1 has: Completed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,25,20,24],"class_list":["post-2818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-launch","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-bus-platforms"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}