PLD Space

commercialFounded 2011

Elche, Alicante, Spain

www.pldspace.com/

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The selection of PLD Space for the Flight Ticket Initiative was announced on 2024-01-23 during the European Space Conference in Brussels.

RelationshipsValue 3.2Jan 28, 2024PLD Space contracted by ESA and the EC for the Flight Ticket Initiative

PLD Space has been selected by the European Space Agency and the European Commission as one of five companies in the Flight Ticket Initiative to launch institutional missions into space.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 25, 2024ESA and the European Commission give the Flight Ticket Initiative to PLD Space for launch contracts

The European institutions recognize that with MIURA 5 PLD Space will offer a launch service suitable for the market from the end of 2025.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jan 25, 2024ESA and the European Commission give the Flight Ticket Initiative to PLD Space for launch contracts

Isar Aerospace, Orbex, PLD Space, and Rocket Factory Augsburg are four startups selected for the European Flight Ticket Initiative that are working on small launch vehicles.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Jan 24, 2024ESA and EU collaborate on launch initiative

Ezequiel Sánchez is the executive president of PLD Space, which successfully launched its Miura 1 rocket in October.

GovernancePlanValue 4.0Nov 27, 2023Europe turns to competition to improve its launch industry’s competitiveness

PLD Space is working on the Miura 5 small launch vehicle, set for launches as soon as 2025.

PlanValue 4.2Nov 27, 2023Europe turns to competition to improve its launch industry’s competitiveness

PLD Space successfully launched its Miura 1 suborbital rocket on 2023-10-06 and is developing the Miura 5 small orbital launch vehicle.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Nov 15, 2023European launch deal praised despite competition questions

PLD Space plans to begin MIURA 5 commercial launches in 2026.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 23, 2023PLD Space Strengthens its Position at the Forefront of European Space Race

PLD Space plans to double its workforce to 300 employees by 2024.

GrowthValue 4.0Oct 23, 2023PLD Space Strengthens its Position at the Forefront of European Space Race

PLD Space’s analysis determined that the MIURA 1 mission achieved 100% of its main objectives.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Oct 23, 2023PLD Space Strengthens its Position at the Forefront of European Space Race

PLD Space planned first MIURA 5 subsystem tests by the end of 2023.

PlanValue 3.5Oct 23, 2023PLD Space Strengthens its Position at the Forefront of European Space Race

PLD Space was unable to recover Miura 1 after it splashed down in the planned location in the Atlantic.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Oct 20, 2023PLD Space calls first launch a success

PLD Space developed Miura 1 for just under 30,000,000 EUR.

FinancialCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 20, 2023PLD Space calls first launch a success

PLD Space plans the first Miura 5 launch from a new pad in French Guiana no earlier than the first quarter of 2026.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Oct 20, 2023PLD Space calls first launch a success

PLD Space is developing the Miura 5 small launch vehicle for dedicated missions that cannot be served by rideshare missions.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.0Oct 18, 2023Small launch companies struggle to compete with SpaceX rideshare missions

PLD Space developed MIURA 1 since 2011.

CapabilityPlanValue 2.8Oct 9, 2023PLD Space Makes History Completing the Launch of First Private European Rocket

Over 90% of the PLD Space team is currently dedicated to developing the MIURA 5 orbital launcher.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Oct 9, 2023PLD Space Makes History Completing the Launch of First Private European Rocket

PLD Space plans to begin commercial operations for the MIURA 5 orbital launcher in 2026.

PlanValue 4.4Oct 8, 2023PLD Space successfully completes 1st private space rocket launch in Europe

PLD Space completed the launch of the MIURA 1 suborbital rocket at 02:19 CET (00:19 UTC) on Saturday, 2023-10-07 from the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre (CEDEA).

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Oct 8, 2023PLD Space successfully completes 1st private space rocket launch in Europe

Over 90% of the PLD Space team is currently dedicated to developing the MIURA 5 orbital launcher.

CapabilityPlanGrowthValue 3.0Oct 8, 2023PLD Space successfully completes 1st private space rocket launch in Europe

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