澳大利亚两家私营集团公司(Trangifiled集团公司和澳大利亚运载火箭集团公司)决定合作成立澳大利亚卫星发射服务公司(ASLSC),将研制小型商用运载火箭,提供发射小型卫星的运载工具。研制的火箭称为小型澳大利亚运载火箭(ALV)。这家澳大利亚新联合公司将同国外公司合作,特别是与欧洲和美国的合作,现已获得澳大利亚空间局(ASO)的支持。小型运载火箭是专为发射重达1200公斤、在200～1000公 Two privately owned Australian group companies, Trangifiled Group and Australia Launch Vehicle Group, have decided to work together to establish Australia Satellite Launch Services (ASLSC) to develop small commercial launch vehicles that will deliver small satellites. Developed rocket called small Australian launch vehicle (ALV). The new Australian joint venture will work with foreign companies, particularly with Europe and the United States, and is now backed by the Australian Space Agency (ASO). The small launch vehicle is designed for launch weighing 1200 kilos at 200 to 1,000 kilometers