Deployment
Mira at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) for last-mile payload delivery in LEO and beyond. ~300 kg. Uses eight Saiph thrusters (22 N each, N2O/ethane). First flight November 2023 (Transporter-9, LEO Express-1); second flight January 2025 (Transporter-12, LEO Express-2). Autonomous plane changes, LTAN changes, payload deployment, and proximity operations.
Mira by Impulse Space · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
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Key facts
- Mission
- LEO Express-2 (Mira second flight)
- Launch
- SpaceX Falcon 9, Transporter-12, SLC-4E Vandenberg, 2025-01-14 19:09 UTC
- NORAD ID
- 62673
- Outcome
- Successful. Deployed Bluebon and FOSSASat TAT-0 CubeSats. Hosted HEO Robotics NEI payload. Completed autonomous RPO with LEO Express-1 Mira within ~1,250 m (Dec 15 2025).
- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-07
- Model
- Mira
- Company
- Impulse Space
- Location
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Status
- ended
- First seen
- 2025-01-14
- ID
3be6c4a5-e67c-44ed-9792-590e56992a84
Sources (2)
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-07
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Mira at Low Earth Orbit (LEO).Common questions
- What is the Mira deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- Mira, built by Impulse Space, is recorded as a deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Impulse Space operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Mira at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- Impulse Space, the manufacturer of Mira, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- When did the Mira deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) go live?
- The deployment is recorded as starting January 14, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
- Is the Mira deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO) still active?
- As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is no longer operating at this location.
- Have there been incidents at the Mira deployment at Low Earth Orbit (LEO)?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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