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
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.)
- Verified deployments
- 3 deployments on file
- Sources on file
- 2 sources, view all
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
Where Mira is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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 verifiedVerifiedJan 14, 2025
at Low Earth Orbit (Tiangong Space Station)
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)
Common questions
- What is Mira?
- 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.
- How much does Mira cost?
- Mira's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Mira from Impulse Space. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Mira actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Mira is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Mira?
- Mira is made by Impulse Space, based in Redondo Beach, California, USA, founded in 2021.
- Where is Mira deployed?
- 3 verified deployments of Mira are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Geostationary Orbit (GEO), Low Earth Orbit (Tiangong Space Station).
- Can you buy Mira?
- Mira is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
- What are alternatives to Mira?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable space robots to Mira include Chang'e Lander, W-Series Capsule, Astrobee, HAKUTO-R Lander.
- How does Mira compare to Chang'e Lander?
- Mira and Chang'e Lander (China National Space Administration · 4 deployments) are both space robots on the DEPLOY registry. Mira has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Mira a top space?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Mira ranks in roughly the top under 1% of space models tracked by the registry.
- What is Mira's maturity stage?
- Mira is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
- Is Mira safe?
- Mira has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
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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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 93rd percentile but verifies reality at the 98th percentile among space robots. Hype Gap -4.7, 13th widest among space robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
Signal flags
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: Jul 22, 2026