Our sounding rocket payload platform is state-of-the-art, flight-proven and based on standardized parts allowing us to design and build advanced and cost-effective payloads in a short amount of time. 

You as a customer can focus on the actual experiment while Andøya Space designs and develops the payload section, procures the motors, qualifies the vehicle for flight and then performs the launch operations from one of our launch sites. 

This service significantly reduce the mission complexity for the customer. 

The platform is an excellent option for scientific research, technology demonstration missions and space education purposes. 

Electronics and nosecone

In the front of the payload we have a tangent ogive split nosecone, that can be jettisoned when the vehicle has left the atmosphere. During ascent the nosecone is held in place by a v-belt, which is later released by pyrotechnics. When the nosecone is separated the instruments inside will be exposed to the space environment making them able to conduct insitu measurements.  

Just below the nosecone we have an electronics bay that can house support electronics for the science instruments. 

Hotel module

The hotel module is a mid-section of the rocket with large deployable hatches. The prime real estate of the rocket is the front deck of the rocket, but the space on the top deck is limited, and the hotel section offers an additional opportunity for instruments to do in-situ measurements.  

The section can house cameras, booms or other types of deployables. 

Service module 

The service module houses all support systems; Transmitter, antennas, batteries, IMU, encoder, power distribution system and event handler.  

Additional modules

4DSpace module 

This mother-daughter module comprises of six deployable sub-payloads. The sub-payloads allow up to six additional measurements per module, which gives a better spatial collection of data.  

The sub-payloads transmit data back to the main-payload, where the data is joined together and transmitted to ground. 

Cubesat eject module

Module designed for deployment of two 1U cubesats. Ideal for cubesat prototype testing and educational missions.

Custom science modules

Development of custom science modules per request.