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Over a decade, PLD Space built its own facilities and procedures, laying the foundation for the current testing system that drives validation of Miura 5.
These facilities, designed and managed entirely by PLD Space, represent the largest private testing capacity for launchers in Europe.
This agility enabled PLD Space to develop an orbital launcher in two years, achieving unprecedented speed, efficiency, and reliability in Europe.
The philosophy 'Test like you fly' defines PLD Space's development strategy, testing each subsystems of the launcher under flight-equivalent conditions.
PLD Space can design, manufacture, and validate hardware in a single day thanks to its testing infrastructure.
The experience from developing Miura 1 has allowed PLD Space to generate valuable knowledge in subsystem testing and qualification.
Etlaq Spaceport is involved in Oman’s 2023 to 2033 National Space Program and has a commitment for services from PLD Space's MIURA 5 spacecraft.
Fitea 2025 will feature sessions with representatives from PLD Space, Hispasat, ITP Aero, Oesia, AENA, and Capgemini, along with researchers and officials from European agencies discussing the future of space exploration, aerospace industry, and international cooperation.
The CubeSat 3U, named Agasat, has been selected to be part of the Miura 5 Spark program led by the launch company PLD Space.
Astron Systems, Skyrora, Orbex, and PLD Space have begun booking flights ahead of reaching orbit.
HyImpulse is one of the best-capitalized European launch companies after Isar Aerospace and PLD Space.
Diana Morant plans to advocate for PLD Space, a manufacturer of the Miura 5 rocket, at the European inter-ministerial space summit in November.
Open Cosmos is the contractor for the Spanish segment of the Atlantic Constellation, with other notable companies including Thales Alenia Space, Airbus España, Indra, and PLD Space.
Etlaq Spaceport is expected to host orbital flights of the MIURA 5 micro-launcher by Spanish startup PLD Space.
PLD Space is positioning MIURA 5 as a primary European small satellite launcher.
PLD Space is advancing with the final validation of Miura 5, its reusable orbital launcher developed in a record time of just two years.
PLD Space has more than 180,000 square meters of its own facilities, including the largest private launch testing center in Europe located in Teruel.
PLD Space has initiated semi-series production of the Teprel-C and Teprel-C Vac engines, achieving an industrial maturity level that will allow for production of one engine every 14 days by the end of 2025.
In 2025, PLD Space’s workforce grew by 40%, surpassing 400 employees, with an expected total of 420 professionals by the end of the year.
PLD Space has secured over 170 million euros in funding and operates with a network of 397 technological partners, primarily national and European.