Cosmovision Global Moves Zenit-Australia Launch Site to Northern Territory

SYDNEY, Sept. 28, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Cosmovision Global Corporation has moved the launch site of the Zenit-Australia space launch vehicle from Queensland to the Northern Territory. The company has also reactivated the licensing of the launch vehicle and site with the Australian Space Agency, which had been suspended due to the war in Ukraine and other factors beyond the company's control.

The launch vehicle, which is being built in Australia with Ukrainian Yuzhmash providing technologies and some components, is a significant step for the Australian space industry. Yuzhmash, a company with 75 years of experience in the rocketry business, has built four generations of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and space launchers. At its peak, Yuzhmash was the largest rocket factory in the world and the main arsenal of the Soviet Strategic Missile Forces. It has over 700 successful launches to its credit and is the only company in the world that exports rocket stages to European Space Agency (ESA) countries and the United States.

Cosmovision Global Corporation, incorporated in 2019, is dedicated to bringing Zenit launch operations to Australia. The Zenit space launch vehicle, a backbone of the Sea Launch project, has accumulated 70 years of rocket science progress and remains the most technologically advanced space launch vehicle in the world. It is assembled at the production facility and can be transported to the spaceport, which may be thousands of miles away. The vehicle undergoes check-out, is rolled to the launch pad, fuelled, and launched. The entire process takes only a few hours, and a small crew is required to control the automated launch operations.

The Zenit-Australia launch vehicle will use rocket engines from the engine family considered for the DC-X2 one-stage-to-orbit project, providing a thrust over 80 tons. These engines will be manufactured in Australia. The launch vehicle will employ environment-friendly fuels and will be capable of lifting 15 tons of payload to low Earth orbit and 4.5 tons to geotransitional orbit. This capability will catapult Australia to the front row of space-firing nations, making it a significant player in the global space industry.

The project is financed commercially, and the launch vehicle will not employ any Russia-made components. This move underscores the company's commitment to advancing the Australian space industry through innovation and technology.