Singapore-based space technology company OculloSpace has successfully completed the maiden flight of AZAD “The Dreamer”, its first experimental sounding rocket.

In a statement on Friday, OcculoSpace said the rocket achieved an apogee altitude of 10 kilometers during the its maiden flight from Etlaq Spaceport, Oman. The mission, designed Karman X1, was conducted in collaboration with Oman-based aerospace company Stellar Kinetics MCT.

The two-stage rocket, measuring 4.3 meters and weighing 26 kg, successfully lifted off from Etlaq on October 1st, reaching an apogee altitude of 10 km. Both stages completed their burns, with telemetry received throughout the flight.

While the upper-stage parachute did not deploy, launch operator Stellar Kinetics reported that the majority of the mission objectives were achieved, providing valuable flight data for future development.

The mission also involved Orbit2Orbit (Australia), which supplied the 1kg Snowball experimental payload, and WWG Engineering Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), which contributed coated material samples for in-flight evaluation. Etlaq Spaceport provided launch infrastructure and range safety support.

Building on the Karman X1 misison, OculloSpace is developing AZAD-2, its next-generation experimental sounding rocket targeting an altitude of 100 km.

OculloSpace is exploring up to 5 kg of research payload capacity aboard AZAD-2, subject to further engineering validation, testing, and regulatory approvals.

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