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PLD Space will proceed with a fully integrated qualification model of the MIURA 5 first stage that includes all elements required for flight.
PLD Space has only completed a single launch of its MIURA 1 rocket, which reached a maximum altitude of 46 kilometers.
On 25 August, PLD Space began qualification and acceptance campaigns for the turbopump for its TEPREL-C rocket engines.
The collaboration with PLD Space positions Lanzo Batteries as a relevant player in the space sector and strengthens the national network being built around the Miura-5.
Lanzo Batteries, a Basque company specializing in energy storage systems for the aerospace sector, will supply batteries to PLD Space for the Miura-5 rocket, the first satellite launcher developed entirely with Spanish technology.
PLD Space aims to test the Miura 5 rocket by the end of this year or early 2026.
Airtificial Group's Aerospace & Defense division signed a collaboration contract with PLD Space to produce components for the Miura 5 rocket.
According to PLD Space, almost 70% of the design and technology of the 35.7-meter-long rocket was validated during the inaugural flight of Miura 1, which launched in October 2023 on a brief suborbital flight from the southern coast of Spain.
PLD Space's first rocket engine Teprel-CVac, which is the second stage engine of the Miura 5 rocket, is ready for qualification campaigns.
PLD Space has been working on the qualification and acceptance campaigns for the turbopumps that are part of this engine series.
PLD Space's strategy transforms the Miura program into a driving force for the industry in Spain and Europe, exemplified by its preselection by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the European Launcher Challenge (ELC) announced in early July.
PLD Space's industrial plan includes a progression to reach 32 units annually of the Miura 5 by 2030.
PLD Space announced a family of larger vehicles called Miura Next last year that will incorporate reusability.
PLD Space plans to recover and reuse the first stage of its Miura 5 small launch vehicle and is targeting a first launch before the end of 2026.
PLD Space is developing Miura Next, a family of larger vehicles for which reusability will factor into development.
ESA selected five companies to advance in the European Launcher Challenge on July 7, 2025: Isar Aerospace, MaiaSpace, Orbex, PLD Space, and Rocket Factory Augsburg.
ESA selected five companies to advance on July 7: Isar Aerospace, MaiaSpace, Orbex, PLD Space, and Rocket Factory Augsburg.
PLD Space proposed offering services using the Miura 5 small launch vehicle and developing a family of larger reusable rockets called Miura Next.
PLD Space successfully launched its Miura 1 suborbital rocket in 2023.
PLD Space performed a suborbital test of its Miura 1 rocket in October 2023.