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Mira

Maneuverable spacecraft for hosting, deploying and transporting payloads.

by Impulse Space

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An engineer working on the gold-blanketed Impulse Space Mira spacecraft in a cleanroom

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Timeline

No milestones recorded for Mira yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.

Cost to the government

  • Contract unit priceEstimated
    $14.0M
    Estimate / observation: 2026-08-12 · Then-year $ · 2 units

    Estimated: $28M SBIR Phase III contract extension from SSC Space Safari for VICTUS SALO 2 and VICTUS SALO 3, under which Impulse delivers two Mira spacecraft to host government-supplied payloads in LEO. $28,000,000 / 2 = $14,000,000 per Mira mission. Includes mission integration/operations; launch inclusion not stated. (Earlier $34.5M award for VICTUS SURGO + SALO 1 not divided because it bundles a Helios kick stage, a DIU Helios GEO rideshare demo and $15M of STRATFI matching.)

Unit costs and contract unit prices for this product, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.

News1

Sources2

  1. 1.

    Via Satellite · Aug 13, 2026 · Supports: Cost · amount, Cost · quantity

    “It has won a $28 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract extension in support of two missions: VICTUS SALO 2 and VICTUS SALO 3.”
  2. 2.

    Impulse Space · Supports: System

    “The Agile Spacecraft. Host, deploy, and maneuver payloads in any orbit, with precision.”

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