WRESAT (Weapons Research Establishment Satellite), Australia's first satellite, carrying upper-atmosphere and solar-X-ray instruments built with the University of Adelaide. A U.S.-supplied Sparta (Redstone-based) rocket from Woomera LA-8 launched it on 29 November 1967, making Australia the third nation to orbit a satellite.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 45 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- Only SPARTA flight
- Date and time
- 29 November 1967, 04:49 UTC
- Rocket
- SPARTA
- Builder
- Chrysler
- Launch site
- Launch Area 8, RAAF Woomera Range Complex
- Payload
- Astrophysics
- International designator
- 1967-118
- Launches in 1967
- 130th of 139
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