Maia (MaiaSpace)
Photo Credit: MaiaSpace
The Maia, manufactured by MaiaSpace established in 2022, undertook its inaugural launch on an unknown date, is reusable and is active.
Maia has 0 successful launches and 0 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 0 launches, currently with 1 pending launches in the pipeline.
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.
- Length: 50 m
- Diameter: 3.5 m
- LEO Capacity: 1500 kg
- SSO Capacity: 1500 kg
Manufacturer
MaiaSpace (MaiaSpace)
MaiaSpace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup established in 2022 to develop a small reusable orbital launch vehicle, the Maia rocket.
