Fly your experiment.
Get decisive data.
Match your research phase to the right microgravity environment — from 60-second proof-of-concept flights to 9-month ISS campaigns.
Our past missions
Three completed missions demonstrate our ability to design, launch, and recover biological payloads from suborbital space.
Atmospheric Space Mission
Our inaugural atmospheric mission demonstrated ResearchSat's capability to deliver functional experimental systems in space environments. The UDAAN payload carried yeast experiments to 25 km altitude, validating our payload design approaches.
Suborbital Mission 01
ResearchSat's Suborbital Mission 01 launched from Esrange Space Center, Sweden, in November 2022. The ADI-Alpha payload achieved 6 minutes of continuous microgravity at 300 km altitude aboard a sounding rocket. The mission recorded a 4× increase in yeast growth rate compared to synchronised Earth controls — the first quantified microbial growth measurement from a ResearchSat flight. This result aligns with published research documenting accelerated microbial metabolism in reduced gravity, attributed to altered nutrient transport dynamics when sedimentation and convection are removed. The mission also demonstrated autonomous double emulsion formation in the payload's microfluidic channels — a key validation for the ADI-Lab active experiment platform. Data from this mission has informed the design of follow-on orbital studies targeting cell culture behaviour, biologics formulation dynamics, and protein crystallisation under extended microgravity conditions.
Suborbital Mission 02
Our most recent suborbital mission showcased advanced electronics payload capabilities and demonstrated our cell bank technology. Multiple microorganisms were successfully transported to space, validating our biological preservation systems.
What happens at each altitude
Proof-of-concept flights
Validate hardware. De-risk the science.
Fast, low-cost access to ~60 seconds of free-fall at 25 km altitude. Ideal for first-time fliers validating that their experimental setup works before committing to longer, more expensive missions.
Go/No-Go data from an atmospheric flight lets you refine payloads, fix containment issues, and confirm fluid or biological behaviour — all before spending on a suborbital or orbital slot.
Ready to run a
microgravity experiment?
Bring us your research objective — molecule, cell system, formulation, or assay question.
We recommend the right mission pathway and send a written feasibility assessment — free, within 2 business days.
Free feasibility assessment — no commitment required. We scope the experiment, send a written proposal, and you decide.