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Skykraft, based in Australia, provides satellite VHF communications and surveillance systems used for air traffic management.
ACTIVEDesigns, manufactures and operates low Earth orbit satellites for a space-based air traffic management service providing surveillance and VHF communications for oceanic, remote and continental airspace.
Designs, manufactures and operates low Earth orbit satellites for a space-based air traffic management service providing surveillance and VHF communications for oceanic, remote and continental airspace.
Not ranked: Data in 1 pillar; at least 2 are needed to rank.
1 of 5 inputs measured · Insufficient data · 25% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Headcount, Market value, Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
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2 private rounds on record. Debt, grants, state capital, owner funding and acquisitions are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
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Compiled Oct 15, 2026 from 4 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from.
Latest sourced round
Equity round: AUD 120.0M (about $75.9M)
Lead recorded as Foresight Australia. Dollar figure converted at 0.632533 AUD/USD (ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates) on Oct 16, 2023
Source: Startup Daily
Announced Oct 16, 2023
Sourced rounds on record
2 rounds, $78.4M 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.
Satellites owned or operated
8 in orbit of 15 launched
Latest: Skykraft 4B
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code SKYKR. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jul 23, 2025
Satellites built
15 payloads launched, 8 in orbit
Latest: Skykraft 4B
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code SKYKR. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Jul 23, 2025
Foresight Australia
Recorded as lead of Equity round (Oct 16, 2023)
Startup Daily, Oct 16, 2023
Adcock Private Equity
Took part in Venture (unnamed) (Dec 8, 2021)
Startup Daily, Dec 8, 2021
Allan Moss
Took part in Venture (unnamed) (Dec 8, 2021)
Startup Daily, Dec 8, 2021
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 15). Skykraft: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/skykraft
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Skykraft: Company dossier." Data as of October 15, 2026. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/skykraft.
BibTeX
@misc{spacenexus_skykraft_2026,
author = {{SpaceNexus}},
title = {{Skykraft}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
howpublished = {\url{https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/skykraft}},
url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/skykraft},
urldate = {2026-10-15},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-15; each fact links its primary source}
}Lennoxgrove Capital
Took part in Venture (unnamed) (Dec 8, 2021)
Startup Daily, Dec 8, 2021