SPACE INDEX

PLD Space

PLD Space

Develops reusable launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions, with in-house liquid propulsion and vertically integrated manufacturing

WEBSITE LINKEDIN CAREERS

$11.6M TOTAL RAISED * 3 LAUNCHES 450 EMPLOYEES * 2011 FOUNDED

LIVE

NEXT LAUNCH Maiden Flight 2026-12-31 LAST FLIGHT SN1 Test Flight 2023-10-07 NEXT LAUNCH Maiden Flight 2026-12-31 LAST FLIGHT SN1 Test Flight 2023-10-07 NEXT LAUNCH Maiden Flight 2026-12-31 LAST FLIGHT SN1 Test Flight 2023-10-07 NEXT LAUNCH Maiden Flight 2026-12-31 LAST FLIGHT SN1 Test Flight 2023-10-07

SITREP

PLD Space is a private company working in launch services, space propulsion, and suborbital & high-altitude. Based in Elche, Spain, it was founded in 2011 by Raul Torres and Raul Verdu. It is led by CEO Raul Torres. It operates as a vertically integrated business spanning much of the space value chain. Its lineup includes the MIURA 1 and MIURA 5 vehicles and the MIURA Next and LINCE components. Its first launch came in 2023.

Status Operating

HQ * Elche, Spain

Locations HQ Elche, Spain Teruel, Spain Huelva, Spain Kourou, French Guiana

ACTIVITY

2 x Tritó LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

Maiden Flight LAUNCH LIBRARY / UPCOMING LAUNCH DEC 31

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PERFORMANCE

FUNDING * ALL FUNDING

$11.6M TOTAL RAISED

Latest round / Debt $11.6M

FINANCIALS VIEW ALL

$11.6M Total raised * Debt

CATALOG

Other 2

LINCE MIURA Next

vehicle 2

MIURA 1 MIURA 5

CREW ALL PEOPLE

Raul Torres CEO & Co-founder

Raul Verdu CBDO & Co-founder

Ezequiel Sanchez Executive President

Jose Manuel Rodriguez CFO

Maria Jesus Alberola Chief Program Officer

Pablo Gallego Sanmiguel SVP Sales & Customers

NETWORK GRAPH

COMPETITORS

HyImpulse Technologies Isar Aerospace Rocket Lab

CLASSIFICATION

Sectors

Launch Services Space Propulsion Suborbital & High-Altitude

Technology

Small-Lift Kerosene Reusable

Orbit & Destination

Application

Commercial Government-Civil

Thematic

New Space Pioneer

DATA & SOURCES

SourceProvidesRegistry ID

Launch Library 2launch records, vehicles

GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat)satellites-on-orbit countGCAT PLDS

* Lower-confidence value, or one we haven't anchored to a primary source yet. Profile assembled from 2 sources and cross-checked continuously.

PROFILE

Last verified 2026-07-15

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