Miura 1

Active Re-Usable

Payload 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
  • 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
  • Name
    Miura 1
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Miura 1
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

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.


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