Eris is the first Australian orbital rocket built by startup Gilmour Space. It is capable of launching up to 215 kg of cargo into a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit and up to 300 kg into a 500-kilometer equatorial orbit. The first attempt to launch Eris took place on May 17. However, at that time, it never left the launch pad due to a malfunction that led to an unauthorized jettison of the payload fairing.
