It is a Spanish company in the space sector, pioneer and reference in Europe in the development of reusable rockets, with recognized prestige in the sector and a solid project that materializes in the launch vehicles: the suborbital MIURA 1 and the orbital MIURA 5.
The company was founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, in Elche (Alicante), and now has more than 400 employees.
Since 2012, it has received support from major companies in the space sector and has raised more than 120 million euros in private and public financing.
MIURA 1
MIURA 1 is a suborbital launch vehicle, developed privately in Europe. It is the first space system completely designed by PLD Space to take your payloads to space and return them safely. The goal is to boost scientific research and technology development in microgravity conditions to help people on Earth.
MIURA 5
MIURA 5 A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE FIRST-CLASS LAUNCH SERVICE. The MIURA 5 launch vehicle is the two-stage orbital launcher of the MIURA family designed, built and operated by PLD Space. Dedicated to small satellites, it can provide dedicated missions and rideshare options, while minimizing the usual complexities and schedule risks that often arise when using medium or heavy lift launch vehicles.
PLD Space offers the customer hands-on assistance throughout the process, from contract signing to launch.
MIURA 5 is scheduled to offer a highly flexible service with 30 missions per year from different spaceports, including the historic Guiana Space Centre.
MIURA NEXT
MIURA NEXT is a family of reusable rockets developed by the Spanish company PLD Space, designed to cover the growing demands of the global space market. This series includes several versions: MIURA NEXT, MIURA NEXT Heavy and MIURA NEXT Super Heavy, each with incremental payload and range capabilities.
The basic model, MIURA NEXT, has a height of 60 meters and a diameter of 3.5 meters. It is equipped with five high-performance closed-cycle engines in the first stage and is designed to be partially reusable, allowing the recovery of the first stage for future launches.
MIURA NEXT’s payload capacities vary depending on the configuration:
Expendable configuration: can place up to 13,580 kg in low Earth orbit (LEO) at 420 km altitude. Recoverable configuration: when recovering the first stage, the capacity decreases to 10,200 kg if landing is on a barge or 6,650 kg if it is at the launch site.
The more advanced versions, MIURA NEXT Heavy and MIURA NEXT Super Heavy, are designed to carry heavier loads. For example, MIURA NEXT Super Heavy will be able to place up to 53 tons in low Earth orbit and has the capacity to launch more than 16 tons to the Moon and 13 tons to Mars in its non-reusable version.
The first flight of MIURA NEXT is scheduled for 2030, with the developed technology being progressively integrated into successive versions to improve their performance.
LINCE
LINCE is a space capsule developed by the Spanish company PLD Space, designed to transport between four and five astronauts or up to 3,400 kg of cargo to low Earth orbit. With an internal volume of 8 cubic meters, this capsule represents a significant advance in European capacity for crewed and cargo missions.