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 Maia launch vehicle is designed to deliver up to 4,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit in its expendable configuration with the optional kick stage.
MaiaSpace plans to conduct its inaugural flight of the Maia rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana before the end of the year.
The inaugural mission of the Maia rocket is expected to be a suborbital demonstration flight carrying a reduced propellant load.
The Maia rocket will be launched in its full two-stage configuration and will carry a reduced propellant load.
MaiaSpace is developing a partially reusable two-stage rocket called Maia that can deliver payloads of up to 1,500 kilograms to low Earth orbit.
MaiaSpace aims for the Maia rocket's demonstration flight to reach a minimum altitude of 100 kilometres.
The first recovery of a Maia first stage booster is expected to take place in 2028.
MaiaSpace plans to launch an initial suborbital demonstration flight in late 2026 to validate key elements of the Maia launch system.
The initial flight of the Maia rocket in 2026 will represent the deployment of a minimum viable product.
Germany allocated €4.20 million to MaiaSpace for Maia in Component A and €100,000 in Component B.
France contributed €179 million to the European Launcher Challenge, allocating all of it to MaiaSpace for Maia in Component A.
Switzerland contributed €1.50 million, assigning €1.00 million to MaiaSpace for Maia in Component A.
The cash reserve will support the renovation of the old Soyuz launch facility in French Guiana and the inaugural flight of the Maia rocket.
The Maia rocket is designed to deliver 500 kilograms to low Earth orbit with the first stage recovered and 1,500 kilograms without recovery.
MaiaSpace is developing a two-stage rocket called Maia.
The Maia rocket will have a reusable first stage.
MaiaSpace has dozens of advance discussions with prospects likely to result in launch contracts covering several years of operation of its Maia launcher before its first test flight.
GEC is collaborating with the Malaysian Aerospace Industry Association (MAIA) for LIMA 2025.
The U.S. Agency for International Development will work with NASA to distribute MAIA data to governments and organizations in Africa and South America.
NASA and General Atomics mutually agreed to end the MAIA hosting contractual relationship in late 2021 due to overall technical alignment and programmatic challenges.