SPACE INDEX
PLD Space logo PLD Space Develops reusable launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions, with in-house liquid propulsion and vertically integrated manufacturing vs Space Services Inc. Space Services holds Celestis, which flies cremated remains into space as a memorial service Space Services Inc. logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
PLD Space Space Services Inc.
Founded 2011 1981
Headquarters Elche, Spain United States
Type private private
Status operating operating
Employees 335
Total funding $90.2M
Latest round Debt
Sectors Launch Services, Space Propulsion, Suborbital & High-Altitude Space Tourism & Experience, Space Transportation & Logistics, Suborbital & High-Altitude
Products listed 4 7
Federal contracts
Launches 3 (33%) 1 (0%)
Leaders listed Ezequiel Sanchez, Raul Torres, Raul Verdu
News mentions 0 0
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
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How do PLD Space and Space Services Inc. compare?

Both companies work in Suborbital & High-Altitude. PLD Space was founded in 2011 and Space Services Inc. in 1981.
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Which has more launches, PLD Space or Space Services Inc.?

PLD Space leads with 3 tracked launches (33% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.