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 |
General Atomics was responsible for launching the MAIA-hosting satellite and in February 2021 awarded a contract to Firefly Aerospace for a launch on Firefly’s Alpha rocket.
NASA awarded a $38,500,000 contract to General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems in 2018 to host MAIA on the OTB-2 spacecraft.
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems selected Firefly Aerospace to launch MAIA on its Alpha rocket in 2022.
In 2018 NASA awarded a contract to General Atomics for hosting services for MAIA, including satellite integration and testing.
General Atomics won a $38,500,000 NASA contract in August 2018 to fly the MAIA instrument, a total that included both the spacecraft and launch services.
NASA awarded General Atomics $38,500,000 in 2018 to send the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA), an instrument developed by JPL, into orbit on Orbital Test Bed-2.