Fleet Space unveils new Adelaide Airport HQ, makes mining tech acquisition
South Australian satellite company Fleet Space Technologies has revealed the design of its global headquarters alongside news of its latest acquisition.
Adelaide Airport will be home to Fleet Space Technologies’ new ‘Hyper Factory’, at which the company will accelerate the production of its satellite tech.
The Adelaide-based company today also announced the acquisition of West Australian mining tech company HiSeis to enhance its mineral exploration capabilities.
Fleet Space’s new 5300 sqm global headquarters will feature advanced manufacturing and data centre technologies, and will enable the production of its patented smart sensors and satellites.
The company said the new space meant “hundreds of new jobs in South Australia”.
The announcement comes in Fleet Space’s tenth year said co-founder and CEO Flavia Tata Nardini, an InDaily 40 Under 40 alumni.
“Today marks a significant leap into the future for Fleet Space and Australian innovation, as we continue our mission to build revolutionary frontier technologies that address the dual challenges of climate change and space exploration, from the heart of South Australia,” she said.
“What began as a bold vision ten years ago when we founded Fleet Space has grown into a global force transforming the future of exploration on Earth and beyond.
“The tremendous evolution of Australia’s innovation ecosystem charts a clear path for Australia’s ascendancy in space, climate technologies, and artificial intelligence. With our new GHQ at Adelaide Airport, we’re strategically positioned to continue our exponential growth and development of cutting-edge technologies, paving the way for a more sustainable future on Earth, while furthering humanity’s exploration of new worlds.”
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Fleet Space will open its new HQ at Adelaide Airport. Photo: Fleet Space Technologies
The company’s technology ExoSphere will be enhanced by the construction of the new headquarters, Fleet Space chief exploration officer Matt Pearson said.
“GHQ is the forerunner for the next-gen manufacturing model needed to unlock and scale the space, climate, and AI-powered technologies our planet needs to get back on track for net-zero,” Pearson said.
“The powerful new capabilities emerging from a deep convergence of frontier technologies in space, climate, and AI are foundational to achieving our clean energy future.
“Getting there requires a vertically integrated manufacturing model optimised for the rapid advances in these technologies. GHQ is Fleet Space’s bold first step, and we hope industries around the world pursue similar models to support the innovation needed for our decarbonised future.”
Adelaide Airport managing director Brenton Cox welcomed Fleet Space to Catalyst Park.
“As the developer of this state-of-the-art facility, we’re excited to support a pioneering South Australian company at the forefront of space and exploration technologies,” Cox said.
“This project underscores Adelaide Airport’s commitment to driving innovation and growth with our business partners.
“With Catalyst Park continuing to expand, Fleet Space is precisely the forward-thinking, dynamic type of business that can take advantage of the unique opportunities Adelaide Airport has to offer.”
It follows a $150 million Series D raise for Fleet Space in December, which gave the company a valuation of more than $800 million and a $50 million Series C led by Blackbird in 2023.
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Acquisition for a ‘new era’ of exploration services
Fleet Space today also announced the acquisition of HiSeis – a provider of seismic exploration technology for the minerals sector.
The strategic acquisition will strengthen the company’s end-to-end exploration services, Fleet Space said.
HiSeis specialises in hard rock seismic technology to offer high-resolution subsurface imaging to aid in the identification of mineral deposits. This gives mineral exploration companies more certainty when drilling.
By folding this tech into the company’s ExoSphere platform of satellites, smart sensors and AI models, the seismic data will be rapidly processed, standardised and integrated with other multiphysics datasets, Fleet Space said.
“Fleet Space’s acquisition of HiSeis marks a transformative leap into the future of data-driven exploration,” Tata Nardini said.
“To unlock the potential of real-time exploration and AI, we must consolidate, standardise, and integrate high-quality datasets to maximise the predictive capabilities of frontier AI systems.
“By combining Fleet Space’s vertically integrated exploration platform with HiSeis’ seismic exploration solutions and imaging expertise, we are taking a vital step to generate exabytes of high-quality exploration data needed to unlock faster exploration outcomes and enhance shareholder value for the global mining industry.”
Chief technology and product officer Dr Hermant Chaurasia said the acquisition would enable Fleet Space to “radically transform seismic imaging on a global scale”.
“By integrating HiSeis’ innovative seismic solutions with our state-of-the-art, real-time data processing and transmission system – ExoSphere – we will greatly expand scalability while further reducing the time and environmental impact associated with acquiring high-resolution active seismic data,” Chaurasia said.
“Downstream, this will enable more adaptive field operations and accelerate decision-making with faster access to actionable data-rich insights while on campaign.”
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