Sunburnt Space Co.

Payload Guide

Everything You Need to Fly Your Payload on Mini Meggs

Specs, flight environment, timeline, and pricing for suborbital flights from White Cliffs, NSW. Monthly windows, 80 km, payload recovered.

Payload Specs

Two Ways to Fly

Mini Meggs, flying today. Two ways to fly.

  • Altitude: 80 km (120 km option)
  • Microgravity: 3+ minutes
  • Launch Site: White Cliffs, NSW
  • Cadence: Monthly windows
  • Payload Bay: 3U total per rocket
  • Mass Budget: 6 kg total per rocket
  • Recovery: Payload returned

Rideshare 1U

Shared Bay

Volume
1U
Max mass
2 kg
Use
Shared bay, up to 1U per customer
Price (AUD)
$30,000

Dedicated Rocket

Exclusive

Volume
3U (full bay)
Max mass
6 kg
Use
Exclusive rocket, no other payloads
Price (AUD)
$100,000

Customers needing more than 1U book a dedicated rocket.

Flight Environment

What Your Payload Experiences

  • 3+ minutes of true microgravity
  • Apogee at 80 km, with a 120 km option
  • Launch loads: [g-load figure, to confirm]
  • Thermal and vacuum exposure: [figures, to confirm]
  • Payload recovered and returned after every flight

Integration Timeline

From Booking to Data in Hand

  1. 1

    Book and Secure Your Slot

    A $5,000 deposit holds the window and is credited to your payload cost.

  2. 2

    Integration and Compatibility Check

    We confirm your payload against the bay and mass budget. Full mechanical and electrical interface detail lives in the Payload Integration Guide, link to confirm.

  3. 3

    Window Locked

    Dates are confirmed and locked 16 weeks before launch.

  4. 4

    Launch from White Cliffs, NSW

    Your payload flies on its locked Mini Meggs window.

  5. 5

    Recovery and Return

    You get the payload and the flight data back.

Payment: 50% of the payload cost at 16 weeks before launch, balance at window confirmation.

Pricing

Pricing

  • Rideshare 1U: $30,000 AUD
  • Dedicated rocket (3U): $100,000 AUD
  • Booking fee: $5,000 AUD, credited against your payload cost
  • Minimum booking: $30,000 AUD
  • Payment by card via Stripe, or by invoice with a 14-day hold

Reflects 80 km capability. Ginger Meggs pricing follows as the vehicle programme progresses.

What You Get Back

What You Get Back

  • Your payload, recovered and returned
  • Your flight data
  • Flight heritage and the proof that carries into your next step

We are the range, not the lab. You run the science. We return the proof.

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