StratoStar payload in near-space flight with the curvature of the Earth behind it

Real Flight Test.
Real Data.

Near-space flight test for space hardware and stratospheric UAS payloads. Firm-fixed price. Published dates. Your prototype flying in the stratosphere — and the evidence your program needs to keep moving forward.

1,000+

Missions Flown

>99%

Recovery Rate

20+

Years of Operations

100K ft

Max Altitude

How It Works

01

Build Your Prototype

You build the hardware. We help define the flight test plan and integration approach.

02

We Flight Test It

Your payload flies to near-space. Real environment, real data, real-time telemetry.

03

Get Data + Hardware Back

Your Mission Package, raw telemetry, and your hardware — recovered within 72 hours.

04

Advance to Production

Use flight test data to close TRL gaps, satisfy stakeholders, and move toward your production system.

Space Flight Test

Near-space flight test for satellite hardware. Validate components, subsystems, and integrated systems at 80,000–100,000 ft — a real flight test in conditions that replicate key aspects of the space environment.

Ideal for CubeSat developers, component manufacturers, prime contractors, and defense and research programs that need real flight-heritage data without waiting for an orbital launch slot.

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UAS Flight Test

Qualify stratospheric payloads in the environment they'll actually operate in. EO/IR, SAR, RF, SATCOM, and ISR sensors — tested in real RF, thermal, and pressure conditions at 60,000–100,000 ft. We test the payload, not the airframe.

Ideal for suppliers of payloads bound for HAPS, HALE platforms, and high-altitude balloon programs who need to qualify a sensor before it's integrated onto a multi-million-dollar platform. US-based, US-person operations.

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Not Sure Which Flight Test Fits?

Talk to an engineer. We'll help you figure out the right flight test approach for your hardware and timeline.