Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| 2027 | 0 | 4 |
| 2028 | 0 | 4 |
| 2029 | 0 | 4 |
| 2030 | 0 | 4 |
| 2031 | 0 | 4 |
| 2032 | 0 | 4 |
| 2033 | 0 | 4 |
| 2034 | 0 | 4 |
| 2035 | 0 | 4 |
| 2036 | 0 | 4 |
| 2037 | 0 | 4 |
| 2038 | 0 | 4 |
| 2039 | 0 | 4 |
| 2040 | 0 | 4 |
| 2041 | 0 | 4 |
1 launch location represented.
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maia | LEO | 1,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | MaiaSpace Launcher |
Maia | SSO | 1,500 kg | 700 km | Unknown | MaiaSpace Launcher |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
No recent missionsNo launched missions are linked to variants in this family. | ||
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Maia | Not stated | 0 | Development |
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2027 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2028 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2029 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2030 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2031 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2032 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2033 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2034 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2035 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2036 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2037 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2038 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2039 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2040 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
| 2041 | Guiana Space Centre | 4 | 20% | Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing ... |
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
Editable low-confidence MaiaSpace early cadence fallback. Site mapping: MaiaSpace is tied to Guiana Space Centre/former Soyuz facility planning; keep existing development-ramp qua...
| LEO |
| 500 kg |
| Unknown |
| Unknown |
| MaiaSpace Launcher |
Maia | SSO | 500 kg | 500 km | Unknown | MaiaSpace Launcher |
The current reusable Maia configuration is limited to 500 kilograms to low Earth orbit.
Maia is a two-stage rocket scheduled to debut in early 2027.
Adding a fourth Prometheus engine would increase the construction cost of each Maia first stage by at least about 1 million euros.
Maia is powered by methane-oxygen Prometheus engines developed by ArianeGroup for the European Space Agency's Themis demonstrator.
MaiaSpace says the four-engine Maia configuration would not increase average launch cost.
The four-engine Maia configuration would allow up to 8 tonnes to low Earth orbit in all launcher variants, including the reusable configuration.
MaiaSpace says the four-engine Maia upgrade would proceed only if commercial demand for the initial three-engine version is favorable and the technology is demonstrated.
MaiaSpace's immediate priority is to complete development of Maia in its current configuration.
MaiaSpace says the four-engine Maia upgrade is a two-year development project.
MaiaSpace is studying a four-engine Prometheus first stage for its Maia rocket to double performance.
MaiaSpace says future Maia upgrades will be driven by market demand.
Maia is a two-stage rocket whose first and second stages are powered by Prometheus methalox engines developed by ArianeGroup under a European Space Agency contract for the Themis demonstrator.
MaiaSpace is examining a configuration that would double the performance of all variants of its Maia rocket.
MaiaSpace views Maia as a precursor to a future family of reusable launch vehicles.
The proposed Maia upgrade would not increase the average cost per launch.
The proposed Maia upgrade would add a fourth Prometheus rocket engine to the rocket’s first stage.
With a fourth Prometheus engine on its first stage, Maia could deliver up to 8 tonnes to low Earth orbit.
MaiaSpace is working toward an early 2027 debut of Maia.
MaiaSpace currently focuses on delivering Maia in its current configuration.
Maia currently can deliver 500 kilograms to low Earth orbit when its first stage is recovered.