Scientific research
Conduct atmospheric and scientific experiments in the near-space environment.
LaunchTo Space
Take your ideas beyond Earth.
ToSpace's High-Altitude Balloon (HAB) platform gives you affordable and accessible access to the stratosphere for research, technology, education, commercial missions, and product marketing.
Balloon→Payload→Stratosphere→Earth
Float — 32 km
30–35 km
Max altitude
4–6 hrs
Mission duration
50–80 km
Range / line of sight
2–5 kg
Baseline payload capacity
What Launch To Space enables
One platform.
Eight ways to use the stratosphere.
Every flight is a working mission — instruments, cameras, prototypes or products, carried to near space and brought home with the data and the footage.
Technology demonstration
Test aerospace, electronics, communication and other technologies at high altitude.
Product testing
Validate products and systems under near-space conditions.
Near-space imaging
Capture high-altitude photographs and video of your product and the Earth below.
Product marketing
Take your product to the stratosphere and build a campaign around the mission.
Brand promotion
Associate your brand with aerospace, innovation, exploration and near-space technology.
Educational missions
Give students and institutions a real near-space mission to design, fly and analyse.
Commercial missions
Customised high-altitude missions for companies and organisations.
Product marketing
Your product.Our platform.The edge of space.
Send your product or branded payload on a Launch To Space mission. We take it from Earth to the stratosphere and turn the mission into powerful content and a memorable brand experience.
Social media
Advertising
PR
Product launches
Brand campaigns
Corporate storytelling
Create your mission
Mission content
Every mission comes back
with something to show.
A flight is not only data. It is footage of your product against the black of space, a story with a date and an altitude attached, and a set of assets your team can use for a year.
High-altitude photography
Stills of your payload with Earth's curvature behind it.
Video content
Ascent, float and descent, cut for launch films and social.
Product imagery
Hero shots of your product in the stratosphere, not a studio.
Mission documentation
Flight profile, altitude log, telemetry and a mission report.
Social media content
Vertical cuts, stills and captions sized for every channel.
PR & brand stories
A press-ready narrative with imagery editors will actually run.
Our vision
Near Space, open to anyone with an idea worth taking higher.
To make Near Space accessible not only for science and technology, but also for brands, products, creators, and people with ideas worth taking higher.
Launch To Space transforms high-altitude missions into experiences that people can see, share and remember — taking products, technology and ideas from Earth to the stratosphere.
Mission profile
How a mission works
Six stages, from the first call to the finished content. You are involved in all of them.
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Plan
Define your mission and payload.
T − 6 weeks02
Prepare
We integrate and test your payload.
T − 2 weeks03
Launch
High-altitude balloon ascent to Near Space.
T − 004
Mission
Collect data, images and video from the stratosphere.
T + 90 min05
Recover
Safely recover the payload.
T + 4 hrs06
Content
Receive mission data and high-impact content for your brand.
T + 10 daysPayloads
What you can fly
Instruments, cameras, electronics or a product straight off your production line. If it fits the bay and the mass budget, it can fly.
Scientific instruments
Cameras
Sensors
Electronics
Technology demonstrators
Educational experiments
Commercial products
Branded payloads
400 × 400 × 400 mm · 2–5 kg · 4-point bridle
Payload carrier — flight configuration
- Internal bay
- 400 × 400 × 400 mm
- Overall size
- 400 × 400 × 400 mm
- Landing footprint
- ~600 × 600 mm
- Ground clearance
- 150 – 200 mm
- Foot pad dia.
- 120 mm
- Camera
- GoPro, top front
- Structure
- CF / Al 6061-T6
- Panels
- Carbon fibre, 2 mm
- Fasteners
- M5 / M6 stainless
- Suspension
- 4-point bridle
- Landing legs
- 4, diagonally braced
- Payload capacity
- 2 – 5 kg
Preliminary design. Final dimensions and structural verification are confirmed before every flight.
Gallery
Mission archive
Clients & partners
Who flies with us
Research groups, universities, consumer brands and technology teams — everyone who has sent something of theirs past the top of the weather.
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Logos are added as missions fly. To be among the first, send us a mission brief.
About
A ToSpace platform
Launch To Space is the High-Altitude Balloon platform built by ToSpace to make Near Space something you can actually reach — not in a decade, and not for the price of a rocket.
A balloon can carry a well-built carrier to 30–35 km, hold it there while the cameras run and the instruments log, and bring it home the same day. That is enough altitude to see the curve of the Earth, the black above the atmosphere, and how your hardware behaves where the air runs out.
We handle the flight — the balloon, the carrier, the tracking, the recovery and the content. You bring the idea. Take your ideas beyond Earth.
FAQ
Questions before you fly
What is Launch To Space?
Launch To Space is ToSpace's High-Altitude Balloon platform. We fly payloads to the stratosphere — roughly 30–35 km — for research, technology demonstration, education, commercial missions and product marketing, and return them with data, imagery and video.
How high can the balloon go?
A standard mission reaches 30–35 km, well above 99% of the atmosphere. At that altitude the sky is black, the curvature of the Earth is clearly visible, and conditions approach those of space: near-vacuum pressure and temperatures around −60 °C.
What payloads can I send?
Scientific instruments, cameras, sensors, electronics, technology demonstrators, student experiments, commercial products and branded payloads. The baseline carrier takes 2–5 kg inside a 400 × 400 × 400 mm bay. Larger or unusual payloads are assessed case by case.
Can I send my product?
Yes. Mounting a product on the carrier is one of the most common missions we fly. We review the item for mass, size, materials and safety, design the mounting, and fly it with cameras framed on it.
Can I use the mission for marketing?
That is what the platform is built for. You receive photography, video, product imagery and mission documentation, all cleared for commercial use in campaigns, PR, launches and social media.
How long does a mission take?
The flight itself runs 4–6 hours from release to recovery. Planning and payload integration typically take four to six weeks beforehand, and edited content is delivered about ten days after landing.
How is the payload recovered?
When the balloon bursts at peak altitude, a parachute deploys automatically and the carrier descends under canopy. Onboard GPS tracking transmits its position throughout, and a recovery team collects it from the landing site the same day.
Can students conduct missions?
Yes. Educational missions are a core part of the platform. Schools, colleges and university teams design and build an experiment, take part in launch operations, and analyse their own flight data afterwards.
Can companies customise the mission?
Yes. Carrier branding, camera angles, sensor suites, flight timing, launch site and the content package can all be tailored. Fully bespoke mission profiles are available for commercial programmes.
How do I start a mission?
Send us a short brief — what you want to fly, what you want back, and roughly when. We respond with a mission plan, a payload checklist and a quote, usually within a week.
Contact
Ready to take your idea beyond?
Your next mission could begin at the edge of space.