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**Website:** https://www.melbournespace.com.au/
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The Melbourne Space Program is a non-profit organization based in Melbourne, Australia, focused on student-led satellite development and hands-on space systems education. Their key achievements include the ACRUX-1 CubeSat, launched in June 2019 aboard a Rocket Lab Electron, as a demonstration of satellite design and deployment capabilities. Future missions, such as ACRUX-2, aim to build on this success. The program emphasizes practical training in space engineering and systems development for students and early-career professionals.
## š Launches
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table launch_date as "Date", location as "Location", vehicle as "Vehicle", target_orbit + " | " + payload_mass as "Orbit & Mass", outcome as "Outcome"
from "Launch/Launches"
where contains(customer, [[Melbourne Space Program]])
sort launch_date desc
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| File | Date | Location | Vehicle | Orbit & Mass | Outcome |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------- |
| [[Launch/Launches/007 - Make it Rain.md\|007 - Make it Rain]] | 2019-06-29 04:30 | [[Locations/Launch Complex 1.md#Launch Pad A\|LC1-A]] | [[Launch/Electron.md\|Electron]] | 450 km \| 45Ā° \| 80 kg | ā
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## š° News
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table published as "Published"
from "News"
where contains(customer, [[Melbourne Space Program]])
sort published desc
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| File | Published |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |
| [[News/Rocket Lab successfully launches seventh Electron mission, deploys seven satellites to orbit.md\|Rocket Lab successfully launches seventh Electron mission, deploys seven satellites to orbit]] | June 29, 2019 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to launch rideshare mission for Spaceflight.md\|Rocket Lab to launch rideshare mission for Spaceflight]] | May 10, 2019 |
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## āļø Notes
- Future ACRUX-2 project: https://www.melbournespace.com.au/projects