SpaceForest Announces Third PERUN Rocket Test Flight from Ustka, Poland – Autumn 2025
We are proud to announce the third test flight of our suborbital rocket PERUN, planned for autumn 2025 from the Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka, Poland. The mission is carried out under the Boost! programme in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA). The goal is to reach a partial nominal altitude and complete another important step in the development of Polish and European space technologies, including the expansion of offerings in space transportation.
During this mission, we will validate rocket systems, integrate research payloads with the launch platform and conduct scientific and technological experiments under real launch and suborbital flight conditions. The flight will also complete the first of four milestones under our Boost! contract with ESA, supporting the development of European space transportation capabilities.
Launching from a Polish range marks an important step in building national rocket competence. This event will raise public awareness of the potential of the Polish space sector and confirm that our safety procedures meet the highest international standards, recognized by both the Ustka range authorities and the European Space Agency. The mission will also provide valuable experience ahead of our future launches from international platforms.
Key Mission Objectives
- Demonstration of PERUN’s launch and safety procedures
- Execution and recovery of scientific experiments during suborbital flight
- Validation of payload integration with the rocket
- Verification of the thrust vector control (TVC) system
- Demonstration of the onboard safety system with instant mission abort
- Study of physical launch and flight conditions, including vibration and overload
Mission Details
- Launch window: Autumn 2025
- Location: Central Air Force Training Range, Ustka, Poland
- Payload: Scientific and test equipment prepared by academic, research and commercial partners
Research Payloads
For the first time in the history of Polish space technology, research payloads and scientific experiments will fly on a fully domestically developed rocket. This test will allow us to study the effects of launch and suborbital flight on experiments and verify the quality of their integration after laboratory qualification.
Payloads include:
- THOR – study of the effects of overload on biological culture media
- Lab-on-a-chip – cultivation of living bone cells in microscale biological systems
- RESQ-Stab – testing the stability of the RESQ™ cuff compression force under suborbital flight conditions.
- AstroFarms Kombucha – research on SCOBY cultures in suborbital flight conditions
- Toraf Seeds – study of seed germination under extreme launch and flight conditions
- PLUTONIC – testing an alternative time receiver using the 225 kHz radio signal under suborbital flight conditions
- SpaceForest Advanced Electronics – verification of durability and quality of space-grade components
- Commercial payloads – demonstration and promotional activities
ℹ️ In a separate article, we will provide more information about research payloads and experiments.
Join Upcoming PERUN Missions
We invite scientific institutions, research teams and technology companies to collaborate on future PERUN rocket missions. These flights offer a unique opportunity to test technologies and conduct research in real launch, suborbital flight, microgravity and near-space conditions.
More information about rocket: perunrocket.com
Central Air Force Training Range, Ustka
Central Air Force Training Range in Ustka is a secured military facility located on Poland’s central Baltic coast. It features a 20-kilometre safety zone and dedicated airspace, providing ideal conditions for safe rocket launches and payload recovery from the Baltic Sea.
With these advantages and the support of the range command, Ustka is emerging as a natural location for developing a Polish spaceport, which could become a strategic hub for suborbital launches in Central Europe, offering cost-effective access to space for universities, institutions and companies in the region.
SpaceForest – Polish Technology Serving Space Exploration
We are a private technology company based in Gdynia, Poland, operating since 2004. Our team specializes in advanced rocket, radar and microwave technologies, as well as the design and production of space-grade electronics.
Our PERUN suborbital rocket, fully developed in Poland, is a reusable launch vehicle created with the support of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Polish Space Agency (POLSA).
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PERUN Flight 3 – Be Part of the Mission!
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Become a Mission Partner – Submit Your Payload
PERUN rocket launches in Poland, Portugal and Denmark are approaching, and we’re looking for innovative payloads! Universities, research centers, companies and startups are invited to propose scientific experiments, technology demonstrators, educational projects and commercial initiatives for these upcoming missions.
Get in touch with us – together we’ll explore how to fly your payload on board the PERUN rocket.