# Australian Space Agency
*agency . companies*

## Specifications
- **operator domains**: ["space.gov.au"]
- **country**: Australia
- **website**: https://www.space.gov.au
- **entity type**: company
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-20
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **attributes**: {"kind":"agency","operator_domains":"[\"space.gov.au\"]","country":"Australia","website":"https://www.space.gov.au"}

## Editorial
Australian Space Agency is Australia's national space agency and a policy, coordination, and funding body under the Department of Industry, Science and Resources.[^space-gov-au] It was founded on 1 July 2018 and is headquartered at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide, with Enrico Palermo serving as head from January 2021.[^wikipedia-asa] For Earth observation buyers, the important boundary is that the agency does not operate or own EO satellites as of 20 June 2026.[^spatialsource-nsmeo][^spaceconnect-nsmeo] Australia's National Space Mission for Earth Observation, a planned $1.2 billion programme for four cross-calibration radiometer satellites, was cancelled and replaced by a $207 million Landsat Next contribution focused on data analytics rather than Australian-owned spacecraft.[^spatialsource-nsmeo][^spaceconnect-landsat]

## Sources
- [wikipedia-asa] | Australian Space Agency, Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Space_Agency | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-20
- [space-gov-au] | Australian Space Agency official site | https://www.space.gov.au | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-20
- [spatialsource-nsmeo] | National Space Mission for Earth Observation axed, Spatial Source | https://www.spatialsource.com.au/national-space-mission-for-earth-observation-axed/ | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
- [spaceconnect-nsmeo] | Labor scraps $1bn Earth Observation project, Space Connect | https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/satellites/5932-labor-scraps-1bn-earth-observation-project | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20
- [spaceconnect-landsat] | Australia formally joins Landsat EO program, Space Connect | https://www.spaceconnectonline.com.au/satellites/6285-australia-formally-joins-us-led-landsat-eo-program | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-20

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