Maia

Active Re-Usable

MaiaSpace (MaiaSpace)

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Description

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.

Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    50.0 m
  • Diameter
    3.5 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.5 m
  • Launch Mass
    ―
  • Thrust
    2940.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Maia
  • Family
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  • Variant
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  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Maia
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    1500.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    ―
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1500.0 kg

MaiaSpace

Private
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MaiaSpace 2022

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

Upcoming Spaceflights

Maia | Demo Flight

MaiaSpace | France
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
TBD December, 2026
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:

First launch of MaiaSpace’s Maia launch vehicle. Planned reusability of the 1st stage is TBD.

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Flight Record

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Falcon 9
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1 day, 15 hours ago
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Kinetica 1
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1 day, 23 hours ago
9 satellites
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Falcon 9
Success
2 days, 8 hours ago
NROL-77
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Classified payload for the US National Reconnaissance Office.

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