29/08/2026
🚀 A huge milestone for the Binar Space Program this week!
On 25 August, our team delivered Binar-5, Binar-6 and Binar-7 to JAXA's Tsukuba Space Center in Japan. The following day, all three satellites were successfully integrated into the loading case for JAXA's J-SSOD deployment system, marking another major step towards launch and deployment from the International Space Station.
We were also pleased to meet the MOMIJI team from Chiba University, whose 2U CubeSat was integrated alongside Binar-5, -6 and -7. We wish them every success for their mission!
A sincere thank you to our long-term launch services partner Space BD, who have supported all three Binar missions and guided us through every stage of the journey. We are also incredibly grateful to JAXA for their support, expertise and hospitality throughout the handover and integration process.
This mission showcases the strength of Western Australia's space ecosystem. Thank you to AVI Pty Ltd, whose S-band transmitter payload flying aboard the mission represents an important step towards commercialising space technologies developed in WA. Thank you also to Element Engineering Australia and AT&MWA for their continued contributions to the design, manufacture and delivery of mission hardware that helps make projects like Binar-5, -6 and -7 possible.
We would also like to acknowledge the continued support of the Western Australian Government's Department of Energy and Economic Diversification and Curtin University.
From Western Australia to Japan, and soon to the International Space Station, this has been years of hard work from students, researchers, engineers and industry partners. We're excited to see what comes next.
Follow the mission here for updates as we move towards launch and deployment (link in comments)👇
