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Miura 5

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
0
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
540 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202606
202706
202806
202906
203006
203106
203206
203306
203406
203506
203606
203706
203806
203906
204006
204106

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Miura 5
SSO540 kg500 kmUnknownPLD Space SPARK Opportunity Overview

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch

No recent missions

No launched missions are linked to variants in this family.

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Miura 5
Not stated0Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2027Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2028Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2029Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2030Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2031Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2032Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2033Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2034Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2035Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2036Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2037Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2038Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2039Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2040Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
2041Guiana Space Centre620%Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
Guiana Space Centre
2026 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2027 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2028 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2029 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2030 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2031 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2032 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2033 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2034 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2035 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2036 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Guiana Space Centre
2037 · 20% confidence
6

Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.

Track
Mentions
272
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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PLD Space is looking to launch its first Miura 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Centre.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Nov 17, 2021Commercial spaceports seen as the future for European launch

PLD Space is developing the MIURA 5 reusable orbital rocket and expects its first mission in July 2024 to mark the start of the company’s commercial satellite launches.

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PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 16, 2021PLD Space To Exhibit Spain’s First Privately-Developed Rocket For Smallsat Launches

PLD Space plans to introduce a reusable version of MIURA 5 after the first two Block 1.0 flights to develop a commercial reusable booster in Europe.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Nov 16, 2021PLD Space To Exhibit Spain’s First Privately-Developed Rocket For Smallsat Launches

The first launch vehicle to fly from the MIURA 5 program will be MIURA 5 Block 1.0, a fully expendable version that will perform the first two launches.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Nov 16, 2021PLD Space To Exhibit Spain’s First Privately-Developed Rocket For Smallsat Launches

PLD Space plans to use data from the maiden and subsequent Miura 1 flights to continue development of the partially reusable Miura 5 microsatellite launcher.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 18, 2020PLD Space raises €7 million as it aims for sounding rocket’s 2021 debut

PLD Space intends to launch Miura 5 rockets from Europe’s Guiana Space Center in South America and has forged an agreement with the French space agency CNES to pursue that goal.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Feb 5, 2020PLD Space books first suborbital flight, nears resolution of engine setback

PLD Space plans to recover Miura 5’s first stage using a combination of retro-propulsive maneuvers and parachutes.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 5, 2020PLD Space books first suborbital flight, nears resolution of engine setback

PLD Space is courting customers for both the suborbital Miura 1 and the orbital Miura 5 and plans to transition suborbital customers to Miura 5 when they are ready for orbital missions.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Feb 5, 2020PLD Space books first suborbital flight, nears resolution of engine setback

PLD Space will set a launch date for the orbital Miura 5 rocket after successfully launching a Miura 1 rocket.

PlanValue 3.4Feb 5, 2020PLD Space books first suborbital flight, nears resolution of engine setback

Both Miura 1 and Miura 5 are designed for reusability, making recovery of Miura 1 in the Atlantic Ocean feasible and predictable.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Feb 5, 2020PLD Space books first suborbital flight, nears resolution of engine setback

PLD Space renamed the rocket Miura 5, dropping the Arion 2 name.

GeneralValue 2.5Nov 28, 2018PLD Space, after ESA input, doubles lift capacity of smallsat launcher

PLD Space plans to conduct a maiden launch of the Miura 5 in the third quarter of 2021.

PlanValue 4.0Nov 28, 2018PLD Space, after ESA input, doubles lift capacity of smallsat launcher