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Mir

Agency for Defense Development · Mir · IN SERVICE

Mir is an expendable launch vehicle built by Agency for Defense Development. It lifts 500 kg to low Earth orbit. It hasn't flown yet. Its next flight is Mir | Demo Flight for Agency for Defense Development, no earlier than November 13, 2026 at about 05:00 UTC.

Specification

Vehicle spec sheet

ON FILE
HeightNOT ON FILE
DiameterNOT ON FILE
Payload to LEO500 kg
Payload to GTONOT ON FILE
Maiden flightNOT ON FILE
ReusableNo, expendable
Launch costNOT ON FILE
StatusIN SERVICE

As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.

Flight record

Reliability

NO FLIGHTS
Total flights0
Successful0
Failed0
Success rateNO DATA
Landing attempts0
Landing successN/A
Scheduled1

About Mir

Mir (Korean for a kind of dragon, and previously only known as "Solid-fuel space launch vehicle") is a South Korean military developed small satellite launch vehicle for "quick response" usage. First orbital test launch in December 2023 omits the 2nd stage but still carries satellite into orbit.

Upcoming flights

Mir in the archive

From NASA's public image library and Wikimedia Commons. Each photo shows the credit its licence asks for and links back to where it came from.

Mir 21 flight engineer unpacks food for a meal
Mir 21 flight engineer unpacks food for a mealNASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗
View of Space Shuttle Atlantis during approach and docking to Mir Space Station
View of Space Shuttle Atlantis during approach and docking to Mir Space StationNASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗
Portrait of the Mir 23 crew in the Base Block
Portrait of the Mir 23 crew in the Base BlockNASA / JSC · public domainNASA ↗

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Common questions

How many times has Mir flown?
Mir hasn't flown yet, but 1 flights are scheduled.
What is Mir's success rate?
Mir hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
When is the next Mir launch?
Mir | Demo Flight, flown by Agency for Defense Development. It's set for no earlier than November 13, 2026 at about 05:00 UTC from ADD Offshore launch platform.
How much can Mir lift to orbit?
Launch Library 2 lists Mir at 500 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Mir reusable?
No. Launch Library 2 lists Mir as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.