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 | 6 |
| 2027 | 0 | 6 |
| 2028 | 0 | 6 |
| 2029 | 0 | 6 |
| 2030 | 0 | 6 |
| 2031 | 0 | 6 |
| 2032 | 0 | 6 |
| 2033 | 0 | 6 |
| 2034 | 0 | 6 |
| 2035 | 0 | 6 |
| 2036 | 0 | 6 |
| 2037 | 0 | 6 |
| 2038 | 0 | 6 |
| 2039 | 0 | 6 |
| 2040 | 0 | 6 |
| 2041 | 0 | 6 |
1 launch location represented.
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miura 5 | SSO | 540 kg | 500 km | Unknown | PLD Space SPARK Opportunity Overview |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Miura 5 | Not stated | 0 | Development |
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2027 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2028 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2029 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2030 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2031 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2032 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2033 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2034 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2035 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2036 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2037 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2038 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2039 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2040 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. |
| 2041 | Guiana Space Centre | 6 | 20% | Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5. Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row. |
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Editable low-confidence early operational cadence default for Miura 5.
Sateliot selected PLD Space based on Miura 5’s ability to offer an independent, dedicated launch service tailored to the customer’s needs.
MIURA 5 will initially launch from a new multi-user facility being built on the grounds of the Guiana Space Centre’s former Diamant launch complex.
PLD Space is developing the MIURA 5 rocket, which is 35.7 metres tall.
PLD Space's Miura 5 is expected to be operational by the end of 2026.
PLD Space plans to begin recovering and reusing an upgraded MIURA 5 variant known as Block 1.1 within four years of MIURA 5’s initial flight.
PLD Space targets the first flight of the MIURA 5 rocket in 2026.
Commercial activity for vehicles such as Miura 5 and Eris is expected to begin during the 2026–2027 period to test launch cadence against established LEO rideshare services.
Miura 5 is intended to provide reliable, personalized launch services and to support European technological sovereignty in space transport.
Spain is placing special emphasis on the Miura 5 small launcher developed by PLD Space.
The launch will fly on a dedicated Miura 5 mission scheduled for 2027.
On 17 December, Sateliot selected PLD Space to carry its first two Tritó satellites to orbit aboard a dedicated MIURA 5 mission in 2027.
Sateliot signed a launch services agreement with PLD Space to launch its first two high-capacity 5G D2D Tritó satellites aboard a dedicated MIURA 5 mission.
Spain’s PLD Space is the most likely operator to conduct the ELM facility’s inaugural flight with its MIURA 5 rocket expected to be launched for the first time from the facility later this year.
Miura 5, PLD Space’s most ambitious launcher project, has entered the integration and accelerated qualification phase.
The Miura 5 thrust section was tested at 120% of the maximum predicted load spectrum and produced 1.2 meganewtons during the test.
PLD Space received a €169 million contract from the European Space Agency in the fourth quarter of 2025 to develop the next version of the Miura 5 launch vehicle.
Giovanni Luca Carollo is the Miura 5 Program Manager at PLD Space.
The Miura 5 fuel tank has passed more than 150 internal pressure and compression tests to validate reuse capability.
The integrated stages of the Miura 5 are ready to be transported to Teruel for system-level testing.
Miura 5 first-stage engines underwent dozens of test campaigns and their behaviors meet requirements.