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Maia | Demo Flight

Mission

Demo Flight

Type:

Test Flight

Orbit:

Suborbital

First launch of MaiaSpace’s Maia launch vehicle. Suborbital test flight with a target altitude of at least 100 km.

Status

To Be Determined

Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

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Soyuz Launch Complex

GUF

The Ensemble de Lancement Soyouz (ELS) is a launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou/Sinnamary, French Guiana. It was used by Soyuz-ST rockets: modified versions of the Soyuz-2 optimised for launch from Kourou under Soyuz at the Guiana Space Centre programme.

Latitude: 5.3019

longitude: -52.8346

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Location

Timezone:

America/Cayenne

Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.

Location total Launch count:

330

Location total Landing count:

0

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Maia

The Maia rocket is a future orbital reusable launch vehicle under development by the French startup MaiaSpace, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the ArianeGroup. The first stage is powered by 3 Prometheus gas generator methane/LOX engines developed under ESA's Future Launchers Preparatory Programme, with the first stage booster returning to a barge at sea. The second stage is powered by a single Prometheus engine, with restart capability. An optional Colibri kick stage could be added to provide enhanced mission flexibility as well as performance to LEO.

Details

Min stage: 2

Max stage: 3m

Length: 50.0m

Diameter: 3.5

Pending launches: 2

Low Earth Orbit (LEO) capacity: 1500kg

Manufacturer

MaiaSpace

Type:

Private

FRA

MaiaSpace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup established in 2022 to develop a small reusable orbital launch vehicle, the Maia rocket.

Founding year:

2022

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Agency

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MaiaSpace

MaiaSpace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup established in 2022 to develop a small reusable orbital launch vehicle, the Maia rocket.

FRA

Type: Private

Details

Founding year:

2022

Pending launches: 2

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