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MIURA 5 will be PLD Space's first rocket capable of reaching orbit and is designed to be partially reusable.
On 25 August, PLD Space began qualification and acceptance campaigns for the turbopump for its TEPREL-C rocket engines.
PLD Space aims to launch MIURA 5 from the Guiana Space Centre in 2026.
PLD Space completed the first of its TEPREL-Cvac engines, which will power the rocket's upper stage.
PLD Space successfully completed a burst test of a full-scale prototype of its MIURA 5 first stage booster.
On 8 September, PLD Space announced the successful completion of a structural test campaign of its carbon-composite interstage.
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.
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.
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.
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's industrial plan includes a progression to reach 32 units annually of the Miura 5 by 2030.
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 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 is developing Miura Next, a family of larger vehicles for which reusability will factor into development.
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 announced a family of larger vehicles called Miura Next last year that will incorporate reusability.
PLD Space successfully launched its Miura 1 suborbital rocket in 2023.
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.