Australia’s Newest Rocket Flies for Customers This March

Australian launch startup Sunburnt Space has officially confirmed its March 2026 launch window during a live announcement on the Aussienaut YouTube channel, joined by customers and launch partners.

The launch window is scheduled for Monday 30 March to Friday 3 April 2026 and will include three suborbital rocket launches from White Cliffs, NSW. The campaign will consist of one test flight and two customer payload missions, targeting altitudes of approximately 25 kilometres.

All flights will use Sunburnt Space’s Mini Meggs launch vehicle: a 6-inch, two-stage suborbital rocket powered by an ethanol / nitrous oxide bi-propellant engine. Mini Meggs is designed as a reusable platform, with planned flights later in 2026 reaching up to 80 kilometres altitude.

Each mission in March will provide approximately 30 seconds of microgravity during the coast phase, supporting early-stage testing and qualification of space hardware.

Two customer payloads are scheduled to fly during the window:

• MetaKosmos, flying a sensor payload for in-flight data collection
• Orbit2Orbit, flying a demonstration payload as part of its spacecraft development program

The live announcement also featured Endeavour Aerospace, Sunburnt Space’s launch site and operations partner, alongside both customer teams, highlighting the collaborative nature of the upcoming campaign.

Aussienaut will livestream the March launches, providing public visibility into Australia’s growing suborbital launch capability and Sunburnt Space’s transition from development into scheduled commercial operations.

“We are now committed. We are transitioning to a proper launch company now,” said Brad Younger, Founder and CEO of Sunburnt Space. “We have vehicles, customers, partners, and a defined window to fly. And we’re doing it in the open.”

The full announcement livestream can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM_jUmjVBWQ

Sunburnt Space is currently accepting bookings for later 2026 launch windows.

About Sunburnt Space
Sunburnt Space is an Australian launch company providing affordable, repeatable access to suborbital microgravity for researchers, universities, and space technology developers. The company is building a stepwise path from suborbital services toward orbital launch, grounded in early revenue and disciplined execution.

Media Contact
Brad Younger
Founder & CEO
Sunburnt Space
brad.younger@sunburntspace.com.au
www.sunburntspace.com.au