FedSat is the first satellite built in Australia in over thirty years. In return for the launch service, the CRCSS will supply NASDA with scientific data from the three-year mission. FedSat will become the first foreign satellite launched on the H-IIA vehicle.

CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Geoff Garrett signed the agreement on behalf of the participants of the CRCSS, which consists of Australian universities, companies and government research organisations. "This is a landmark agreement which demonstrates the value of Australian science and technology" said Dr Garrett.

"We have extremely high hopes for FedSat, which will end a long drought in Australian satellite flights. It will carry innovative technology that could be used in future space missions. The scientific data it returns will be helpful for our own research, and will also contribute to research efforts in Japan.

"The two countries have cooperated on scientific space projects and practical applications of space technology for decades and we are delighted to continue and strengthen this collaboration".

NASDA was formed in 1969 and now oversees one of the largest space programs in the world. "This cooperation through FedSat is a very significant mission for NASDA, especially since it will be the very first foreign satellite onboard the H-IIA together with the Advanced Earth Observing Satellite (ADEOS-II).

"We would like to accomplish our role by launching FedSat successfully, and hope that FedSat will greatly benefit our scientific research. We are pleased to share this journey of FedSat with our colleagues in Australia", said NASDA President Mr Shuichiro Yamanouchi, who also signed the agreement.

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