https://spacewatch.global/tag/miura-5/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:00:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/miura-5/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/02/pld-space-wins-esa-contract-to-develop-payload-system/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53740 PLD Space has signed a Boost! contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a payload accommodation system on MIURA 5 that will provide greater flexibility to its customers. The project, in collaboration with OCCAM Space, is worth 1.3 million euros. In addition, it is part of ESA's Boost! program that aims to boost commercial space transportation initiatives and fits with PLD Space's value proposition of offering its customers a customized service capable of adapting to their needs through its orbital launcher MIURA 5.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/04/pld-space-presents-launch-facilities-for-miura-5-programme/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 06:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48103 PLD Space, a Spanish small satellite space launcher company, announced on the 17th of April that it is making great strides in the development of its MIURA 1 Test Flight 1 campaign. PLD Space held its first Customer Day at its launch centre in El Arenosillo that brought together players in satellite manufacturing and operations, both nationally and internationally. The PLD Space team shared its current roadmap and perspectives to its first customers during this dedicated visit. The customers had the opportunity of visiting the new control centre and launch pad from where PLD Space will perform the next test flight of the MIURA 1 demonstrator over the coming weeks. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/12/pld-space-closes-investment-round-with-us-28m/ Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=38215 Spanish satellite launcher, PLD Space, announced it has closed a Series B funding round of US $28M through the co-investment initiative of Innvierte program. The operation was led by Arcano Partners, Aciturri and the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/hispasat-and-pld-space-agree-to-collaborate-with-small-satellites-and-miura-5-rocket/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20279 The Spanish companies HISPASAT and PLD Space announced that they signed an agreement on 3 March 2020 in Madrid with the intention of working together on defining the technical features and analysing compatibility to launch services on board the MIURA-5.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/gmv-avionics-system-to-be-integrated-into-spains-pld-space-miura-1-launch-vehicle/ Fri, 27 Dec 2019 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18085 After a long field-testing campaign the GMV -developed avionics system for PLD Spaces' MIURA 1 launch vehicle has successfully passed its Qualification Acceptance Review (QAR), clearing it for fitting in this suborbital launch vehicle, one of the essential prelaunch conditions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/spains-pld-space-successfully-completes-miura-5-reusable-booster-drop-test/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 05:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13570 Spain’s PLD Space, supported by ESA, has demonstrated the technologies for a reusable first stage of their orbital microlauncher, Miura 5.]]>