PLD Space (Payload Aerospace S.L.)
- Founded: 2011
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- Headquarters: Alicante, Spain
Description: PLD Space is a pioneering Spanish aerospace company specializing in the development of reusable launch vehicles designed to provide suborbital and orbital access for small satellites. The company's flagship projects include the Miura 1 suborbital rocket and the Miura 5 orbital launcher, both engineered to offer cost-effective and flexible solutions for deploying small payloads into space.
Vision:
To lead Europe's aerospace sector in reusable rocket technology, enabling efficient and reliable space transportation solutions.
Mission:
To facilitate cost-effective and sustainable access to space by developing reusable launch vehicles tailored for small satellite deployments.
Contact:
- Website: https://www.pldspace.com/
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Investors:
- ENISA (Empresa Nacional de Innovación S.A.)
- JME Ventures
- COFIDES (Compañía Española de Financiación del Desarrollo)
- Aciturri
- Arcano Partners
- GMV
- ALZIS
- Sociedad para la Promoción y Desarrollo Empresarial de Teruel S.A. (SUMA Teruel)
- Gonzalo de la Peña Cifuentes
- Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI
- Horizon 2020
- Criteria Venture Tech
Funding:
- Dept Financing: Dec 2, 2024, €11 million
- Dept Financing: Jul 12, 2024, €31.2 million
- Grant : Jul 1, 2023, €1.5 million
- Series B Funding: Dec 27, 2021, €25 million
- Series B Funding: Sep 15, 2020, €7 million
- Series A Funding: Jun 11, 2018, €9 million
- Grant: Jan 10, 2018, €2 million
- Series A Funding: Jan 1, 2016, €7.8 million
- Seed Funding: Jul 12, 2013, €0.3 million
- Seed Funding: Jun 1, 2013, €0.97 million
Total Funding: €95.8 million
Key Milestones:
- 2023: Successfully launched Miura 1, marking Europe's first private rocket launch.
- 2024: Unveiled strategic plans for the next decade, including the development of the Miura Next series of reusable launch vehicles and the Lince crewed capsule.Inauguration of a 12,500 m² production facility in Elche, Spain, capable of manufacturing six Miura 5 launchers and 60 TEPREL-C engines annually.
- 2025: Planned launch of Miura 5 from the Guiana Space Centre, with commercial operations commencing in 2026.
- 2030: First flight of Miura Next and the Lince crewed capsule, aiming to establish European capabilities for crewed space missions
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Products & Services:
- Miura 1: A single-stage, suborbital reusable launch vehicle designed for microgravity research and technology development missions. Miura 1 serves as a technological demonstrator for the Miura 5 orbital launcher.
- Miura 5: A two-stage, partially reusable orbital launch vehicle capable of delivering payloads of up to 300 kg to a 500 km sun-synchronous orbit. Miura 5 is designed to provide dedicated launch services for small satellites, offering flexibility and cost-efficiency.
- Miura Next Series: A family of heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicles (Miura Next, Miura Next Heavy, Miura Next Super Heavy) under development, with payload capacities up to 53,000 kg to LEO.
- Lince Capsule: A crewed spacecraft designed to transport up to five astronauts or cargo to low Earth orbit, with an uncrewed test flight planned for 2028