Miura 1
Active Re-UsablePayload Aerospace S.L. (PLD Space)
Oct. 7, 2023
Description
MIURA 1 is a single stage launch vehicle powered by liquid oxygen and kerosene. The vehicle is designed, integrated and operated by PLD Space.
Specifications
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Stages
1 -
Length
12.7 m -
Diameter
0.7 m -
Fairing Diameter
0.7 m -
Launch Mass
3.0 T -
Thrust
30.0 kN -
Apogee (Sub-Orbital)
150.0 km
Family
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Name
Miura 1 -
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Miura 1
Payload Capacity
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Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer
Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Payload Aerospace S.L.
Commercial
CEO: Raúl Torres
PLD Space 2011Payload Aerospace S.L. is a Spanish company developing two partially-reusable launch vehicles called Miura 1 and Miura 5.
Miura 1 | SN1 Test Flight
Payload Aerospace S.L. | SpainEl Arenosillo Test Centre
Oct. 7, 2023, 12:19 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
The first flight of PLD Space's MIURA 1 SN1 technology demonstrator allows the collection of as much data as possible for the validation and design of the technology to be transferred and integrated into MIURA 5. In addition, this first suborbital flight allows ZARM Research Institution to study microgravity conditions, gathering information necessary for scientific experiments in future suborbital flights. Finally, a PLD Space team shall pick up the rocket in the Atlantic Ocean once splashdown is completed.
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