 A reuse test small-scale first stage of Miura 5 in El Arenosillo | |
| Function | partially reusable launch vehicle to low Earth orbit |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | PLD Space |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Size | |
| Height | 35.7 m (117 ft)[1] |
| Diameter | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Mass |
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| Stages | 2–3 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to Low Earth orbit (LEO) | |
| Mass | 1,080 kg (2,380 lb)[1] |
| Payload to SSO | |
| Mass | 540 kg (1,190 lb)[1] |
| Associated rockets | |
| Comparable | Shavit 2, Prime, Electron |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Under development |
| Launch sites | El Hierro Launch Centre (proposed) Guiana Space Centre (planned) |
| First flight | Q1 2026 (planned)[2] |
| First stage | |
| Height | 26.3 m (86 ft)[3] |
| Diameter | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Powered by | 5 TEPREL-C |
| Maximum thrust | 950 kN (210,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 182 s.[1] |
| Propellant | LOX / RP-1 |
| Second stage | |
| Height | 12.1 m (40 ft) |
| Powered by | 1 TEPREL-C vacuum |
| Maximum thrust | 50 kN (11,000 lbf) |
| Burn time | 420 s.[1] |
| Propellant | LOX / RP-1 |
| Kick stage (optional) | |
Miura 5 is a two-stage European orbital recoverable launch vehicle currently under development by the Spanish company PLD Space. In a standard two-stage configuration, it will have a length of 34 m, be capable of inserting 1000 kg of payload into a low Earth orbit (LEO), featuring an optional kick stage that can circularize the orbits of satellites.[4]
Development of the Miura 5 has been sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA) via the agency's Future Launchers Preparatory Programme (FLPP); additional support has come from the French space agency CNES and the Spanish agency National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA). Work commenced during the mid-2010s under the name Arion 2, the present name was adopted following a redesign that doubled the lift capacity of the launcher during 2018. On 11 April 2019, PLD Space carried out a successful drop and recovery test of the first stage of a Miura 5 demonstrator. As of December 2023, the first test flight of Miura 5 is expected to take place sometime in early 2026.[2]
- ^ a b c d e f @RaulTorresPLD (18 January 2022). "Thread 👉 Happy to give you accurate #MIURA5 figures: maximum payload mass to reference mission (500km SSO): 450kg . Maximum payload to orbit : 900kg (equatorial launch). Launch site is CSG in French Guiana" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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