[6] It was aimed at collecting information to develop a new technology consisting of tiny cube-shaped satellites, known as cubesats, for electronic warfare.

[7] On 3 May 2024, HyImpulse's SR75 suborbital rocket flew its maiden launch (mission titled "Light this Candle"; expected apogee: 200 km (120 mi)) successfully from Koonibba.

[8] The German-made hybrid-propellant rocket was fueled by candle wax,[9][10] and was the biggest spacecraft launched on Australian soil.

[11][dubious – discuss] Koonibba Test Range covers 41,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi), making it the largest launch pad in the Southern Hemisphere.

[9] It is situated in an uninhabited conservation park about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-west of Ceduna, and intended for use launching and recovering rockets and for space research.