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.
The Agasat nanosatellite is intended to be placed into orbit on a Miura 5 rocket.
The CubeSat 3U, named Agasat, has been selected to be part of the Miura 5 Spark program led by the launch company PLD Space.
The Miura 5 Spark program provides launch services for small satellites to educational institutions, organizations, and companies worldwide at no cost.
The project was presented in June 2024, and it is planned that selected satellites will be included as payload in the first two demonstration flights of the Miura 5 rocket.
Etlaq Spaceport is expected to host orbital flights of the MIURA 5 micro-launcher by Spanish startup PLD Space.
Commercialization of MIURA 5 has already opened, with several launch slots reserved.
MIURA 5 tanks have undergone pressure, compression, and cryogenic trials.
MIURA 5 is progressing through subsystem qualification across engines, structures, avionics, GNC, separation, and fairing after closing the launch system Critical Design Review.
PLD Space is advancing with the final validation of Miura 5, its reusable orbital launcher developed in a record time of just two years.
The team has manufactured eight complete tanks spanning both stages of MIURA 5.
PLD Space anticipates having the first fully integrated Miura 5 launcher by the end of 2025, prior to demonstration flights scheduled for 2026.
PLD Space is positioning MIURA 5 as a primary European small satellite launcher.
PLD Space is constructing its Launch Complex in Kourou, French Guiana, to operate the first Miura 5 flights in 2026.
Fairing deployment and stage separation mechanisms have been exercised as part of the MIURA 5 vehicle qualification program.
The project Miura 5 builds on experience gained from the development and flight of the suborbital demonstrator Miura 1, which was successfully launched in 2023.
Hot-fire campaigns for MIURA 5 include fully integrated TEPREL-CVac testing, alongside validation of turbopumps and gas generators.
Civil works for the MIURA 5 Launch Complex are advancing at CSG Kourou.
Industrialization of MIURA 5 is planned for Q1 2026, with a goal of scaling toward 30 launches annually by 2030.
Miura 5 is currently in the validation and qualification phase for all its critical subsystems, including engines, structures, avionics, and separation systems.
PLD Space expects its first fully integrated MIURA 5 before year-end 2023, with demonstration flights beginning in 2026.