The first operational optical ground station network in the Southern Hemisphere, TeraNet, links Australia to the stars.
The University of Western Australia announced at IAC the successful completion of TeraNet, the first operational optical ground station network in the Southern Hemisphere. This landmark achievement places Australia at the cutting edge of global space communications and national security capability, and occurred when TN-2 achieved first light in September 2025 at the Yarragadee Geodetic Observatory.