Miura 5

Active Re-Usable

Payload Aerospace S.L. (PLD Space)

None

Description

MIURA 5 is a 2 stage launch vehicle powered by liquid oxygen and kerosene. The vehicle is designed, integrated and operated by PLD Space, and its 1st stage is designed to be eventually recovered by parachuting into the sea.

Specifications

Minimum Stage
2
Max Stage
3
Length
35.81 m
Diameter
2.0 m
Fairing Diameter
2.0 m
Launch Mass
―
Thrust
950.0 kN

Family

Name
Miura 5
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Miura 5

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
900.0 kg
Geostationary Transfer Orbit
―
Direct Geostationary
―
Sun-Synchronous Capacity
540.0 kg

Payload Aerospace S.L.

Commercial

CEO: Raúl Torres

PLD Space 2011

Payload Aerospace S.L. is a Spanish company developing two partially-reusable launch vehicles called Miura 1 and Miura 5.

Upcoming Spaceflights

Miura 5 | Maiden Flight

Payload Aerospace S.L. | Spain
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2025

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

First flight of the Miura 5 launch vehicle.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

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