Robot model
Mira
Orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) for last-mile payload delivery in LEO and beyond.
- Manufacturer
- Impulse Space
- Form factor
- space
- Maturity
- commercial
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 3
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Mira, a space by Impulse Space (commercial): 3 verified deployments on record. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
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.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Weight
Drive type
Autonomy level
Specs
Mass
Role
Autonomy
Weight kg
Propulsion
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
1
2 sources backing this record.View all →
Autonomy: verified vs claimed
- What it actually does
- Autonomous
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Mira. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (3)
- Mira at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)announced
A Mira orbital transfer vehicle is slated to host an Orbit Fab fuel depot equipped with the RAFTI interface for a GEO hydrazine refueling demonstration, carrying up to 50 kg of hydrazine for the U.S.
Mira conducted its second flight on the LEO Express-2 mission, launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SLC-4E on 2025-01-14 (NORAD ID 62673), and successfully deployed the Bluebon and FOSSASat TAT-0 CubeSats…
Mira conducted its maiden flight on the LEO Express-1 mission, launching aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SLC-4E on 2023-11-11 into a sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 520-530 km.
Mira on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Price point recordedJul 8, 2026
Not announced
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Mira | Built for In-Space Mobility
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
Hello, Solar System!
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2025
at Geostationary Orbit (GEO)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Mira.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (2)
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Mira.
Companies (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: space
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Mira.Recent coverage
Mira in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Mira from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Impulse Space expands Colorado presence
Impulse Space Raises $500M Series D to Build In-Space Mobility Infrastructure for the Space Economy
Impulse Space raised $500M in Series D funding co-led by 137 Ventures and BANNER VC, bringing total capital to over $1B, to build in-space mobility infrastructure for the growing…
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SpaceX Veteran Lays Out Impulse Space's Roadmap for Making Deliveries to the Moon
Anduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/mira.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/c2f5f6ac-c93f-4250-8b20-f4cfd9806de2
- Revision history: /models/mira/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Mira draws attention at the 62nd percentile but verifies reality at the 55th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap +6.7, 19th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 21, 2026