Maiden Flight
Miura 5
Payload Aerospace S.L.
Mission
Maiden Flight
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
First flight of the Miura 5 launch vehicle.
Location
Diamant Launch Area
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Diamant Launch Area has witnessed the launch of 8 rockets, including 8 orbital launch attempts. While Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana, has been the site for 325 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
Payload Aerospace S.L. Miura 5
MIURA 5 is a 2 stage launch vehicle powered by liquid oxygen and kerosene. The vehicle is designed,
integrated and operated by PLD Space, and its 1st stage is designed to be eventually recovered by parachuting into the sea.
Agency
Payload Aerospace S.L.
Payload Aerospace S.L. is a Spanish company developing two partially-reusable launch vehicles called Miura 1 and Miura 5.
