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HEO and UNSW Partner for Australia’s First Active Propulsion RPO Mission

HEO and UNSW Canberra Space have teamed up to launch Australia’s first rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission that employs an active propulsion system. The project uses the recently acquired Continuum-1 satellite as an in‑orbit testbed to validate fuel‑efficient maneuver algorithms, sub‑meter imaging, and space domain awareness calibration. Funded by the Defence Trailblazer Advanced Innovation Fund, the mission aims to generate high‑fidelity sensor data and support the Australian Defence Space Command. The collaboration also establishes the nation’s first experimental SDA Operations Centre on the UNSW campus.