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PLD Space
Payload Aerospace S.L. is a Spanish company developing two partially-reusable launch vehicles called Miura 1 and Miura 5. Miura 1 is designed as a sounding rocket for sub-orbital flights to perform research or technology development in microgravity environment and/or in the upper atmosphere. Furthermore, Miura 1 is also serving as the technological demonstrator of the orbital launcher Miura 5. Miura 5 will provide orbital launch capabilities for small payloads such as CubeSats, that need a flexible and dedicated launch vehicle and therefore can not fly with traditional launch vehicles. It is b
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PLD Space at a glance
PLD Space is an aerospace company headquartered in Spain, founded in 2011. It has raised at least $327.8M across the 3 funding rounds on record, 2 of them with a disclosed amount. Its most recent funding round, Series C, raised $118.8M in September 2026. Xcout tracks 1 named person at PLD Space, including Ezequiel Sánchez (executive president).
PLD Space leadership
- Ezequiel Sánchezexecutive president
PLD Space funding rounds
At least $327.8M raised across the 3 rounds on record (2 with a disclosed amount). Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | $118.8M | 7 named | |
| Series C | $209M | 4 named | |
| — | Undisclosed | 4 named |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
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More on PLD Space in Xcout Intel
- 1 named person with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 3 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- 2 corporate events with sources — deals, leadership changes, layoffs
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