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Gilmour Space Technologies, based in Australia, is developing hybrid-propulsion rockets to deliver small satellites to orbit.
ACTIVEGilmour Space Technologies is a Gold Coast, Queensland company building launch vehicles, satellite platforms and the licensed Bowen Orbital Spaceport, using its own hybrid and liquid rocket technologies. The first test flight of its Eris rocket, on 30 July 2025, crashed about 14 seconds after liftoff.
Gilmour Space Technologies is a Gold Coast, Queensland company building launch vehicles, satellite platforms and the licensed Bowen Orbital Spaceport, using its own hybrid and liquid rocket technologies. The first test flight of its Eris rocket, on 30 July 2025, crashed about 14 seconds after liftoff.
Rank 41 of 93 ranked companies, shared with 2 other companies on the same total. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 27 and 57.
3 of 5 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 75% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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5 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Three-stage launch vehicle for small satellites (hybrid first and second stages, liquid third stage), 305 kg to 500 km LEO. First test flight in July 2025 failed shortly after liftoff; TestFlight 2 targeted for early 2027.
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 10 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Series E Extension: AUD 14.2M (about $10.1M)
Lead recorded as Australian Retirement Trust (QIC). Dollar figure converted at 0.711913 AUD/USD (ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates) on May 28, 2026
Source: Forbes Australia
Announced May 28, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
6 rounds, $255.3M disclosed
Every round has a disclosed amount
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Source: Forbes Australia
Latest round May 28, 2026
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Launches flown as provider
1 since Nov 18, 2024
1 failed. Latest: Eris-1 | Maiden Flight
Our launch record starts Nov 18, 2024; earlier launches are not counted here. Every kind of launch in the feed counts, crewed, lunar and station missions included.
Source: Launch Library 2 launch record
Latest launch Jul 29, 2025
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 1 launched
Latest: Elara 1
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code GILM. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Satellites built
1 payload launched, 1 in orbit
Latest: Elara 1
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code GILM. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jun 23, 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (QIC)
Recorded as lead of Series E Extension (May 28, 2026)
Forbes Australia, May 28, 2026
Took part in Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
StartupDaily, Jan 20, 2026
Brighter Super
Took part in Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Gilmour Space: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/gilmour-space
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Gilmour Space: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/gilmour-space.
BibTeX
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title = {{Gilmour Space}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}Funds SA
Took part in Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
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Took part in Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
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HESTA
Took part in Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
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Co-led Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
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Took part in Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
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National Reconstruction Fund Corporation
Co-led Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
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NGS Super
Took part in Series E (Jan 20, 2026)
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