Demo Flight
Maia
MaiaSpace
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.
Location
Soyuz Launch Complex
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Soyuz Launch Complex has witnessed the launch of 26 rockets, including 26 orbital launch attempts. While Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, has been the site for 330 rocket launches.
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.
Rocket
MaiaSpace 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.
Agency
MaiaSpace
MaiaSpace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ArianeGroup established in 2022 to develop a small reusable orbital launch vehicle, the Maia rocket.
