What is the Mira deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?

Mira, built by Impulse Space, is recorded as a deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Impulse Space operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Mira at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?

Impulse Space, the manufacturer of Mira, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

Have there been incidents at the Mira deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?

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.

Deployment

Mira at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)

Name: Mira at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
Location: Geostationary Orbit (GEO)

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: GEO hydrazine refueling demonstration with Orbit Fab
Customer: U.S. Space Force Tetra-5 / DIU
Platform: Mira OTV hosting Orbit Fab fuel depot with RAFTI interface
Target: Tetra-5 now planned for 2026 (restructured from original 2025 target)
Fuel: Up to 50 kg hydrazine

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified
Last updated: 2026-06-07
Model: Mira
Company: Impulse Space
Location: Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
Status: planned
ID: 9846f235-ce08-4170-8df1-eff2580aaafb

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.

Common questions

What is the Mira deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?: Mira, built by Impulse Space, is recorded as a deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO) on the DEPLOY registry. Impulse Space operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Mira at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?: Impulse Space, the manufacturer of Mira, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Have there been incidents at the Mira deployment at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)?: 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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