Tukuk-OS🚀 Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex
Australia · Oceania · 34.92°S, 135.65°E
Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex is a commercial spaceport and rocket-launching facility operated by Southern Launch in the locality of Sleaford, near Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. The launch of a Taiwanese suborbital test flight suffered a launch failure at ignition in 2021, and no launches have taken place since then. Concerns have been expressed by environmental groups and the traditional owners, as the area is inhabited by threatened species such as the southern emu wren and white-bellied whipbird. In September 2026, the Native Vegetation Council denied permission for a launch complex to be built at the site, which lies within a conservation area.
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Quick facts
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Oceania |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 34.92°S, 135.65°E · view on map |
Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex is located in Australia, in Oceania.
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