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ResearchSat ADI Alpha Satellite Payload launched in 2022

ResearchSat Pty Ltd is an Australian space biotechnology company that develops payloads and experiment platforms for biological research in microgravity. Established in 2018, the company has conducted suborbital experiments and contributed hardware to research with RMIT University.[1][2]

History

ResearchSat was founded in 2018 by aerospace engineers Raviteja Duggineni and Jibin Jeffrey Dhanaraj. The company was initially bootstrapped and later developed a modular research payload intended to host biological experiments during spaceflight.[1][3] In 2023, ResearchSat acquired South Australian high-altitude balloon operator Up&Up Space. The acquisition added a lower-cost platform for testing components in near-space conditions before suborbital or orbital missions.[1]

Missions and research

In November 2022, ResearchSat launched its ADI-Alpha payload aboard a sounding rocket from the Esrange Space Center in Sweden. The payload reached an altitude of approximately 260 km (160 mi) and experienced about six minutes of microgravity before returning to Earth.[4]

ResearchSat later collaborated with RMIT University on a study of Bacillus subtilis spores exposed to launch acceleration, short-duration microgravity and re-entry deceleration. ResearchSat and RMIT developed a custom three-dimensional-printed sample holder for the flight. The study, published in npj Microgravity in 2025, found no observable change in the spores' growth or structure after the flight.[2][5]

In February 2024, two payloads delivered by ResearchSat flew on the German Aerospace Center's MAPHEUS-14 sounding rocket. The Australian Space Agency described the payloads as a biological-cell monitoring experiment and a contingency communications unit for small satellites. The rocket reached approximately 265 km (165 mi) during the flight.[6]

In 2026, a ResearchSat-led project with AltData and AICRAFT received A$150,000 from the South Australian Space Collaboration and Innovation Fund. The project was funded to combine microgravity experiment data with artificial-intelligence models for pharmaceutical research.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Simmons, David (27 June 2023). "Local space company to hit new heights". InDaily. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  2. ^ a b Ratcliffe, Aeden (6 October 2025). "Rocket test proves bacteria survive space launch and re-entry unharmed". RMIT University. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  3. ^ Blandis, Eva (23 June 2022). "A start-up blasts off with microgravity research at the forefront of its mission". Lot Fourteen. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  4. ^ "Space medtech startup takes clinical research to new heights to improve human health on Earth…and beyond!". Lot Fourteen. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  5. ^ Yang, E. (2025). "Effects of extreme acceleration, microgravity, and deceleration on Bacillus subtilis onboard a suborbital space flight". npj Microgravity. 11. doi:10.1038/s41526-025-00526-4.
  6. ^ "Aussie experiments launch into space". Australian Space Agency. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  7. ^ "South Australian space innovation to unlock medical breakthroughs" (Press release). Defence Innovation Partnership. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

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