MIURA 5 SPARK- Enabling new futures from space
Join us for the 2025 MIURA 5 Maiden Flight to create sustainable and innovative alternatives to our greatest challenges on Earth.
MIURA 5 SPARK Program offers SmallSat launch services in support of educational, institutional and commercial payloads.
Deadline Timetable
The following schedule sets out the indicated timing of processes for this call. Please note that each deadline may be subject to change:
Candidates submit a Preliminary Payload Questionnaire with high-level mission requirements
Deadline: 30 September 2024
Virtual Q&A Session open to pre-selected candidates only
Deadline: 20 October 2024
Final Application Submission
Deadline: 29 November 2024
Deadline for schools: 29 November 2024
Candidate Final Selection
Deadline: 31 January 2025
Signing of Launch Service Agreement
Deadline: 14 February 2025
Applicant Profiles
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This Announcement of Opportunity is open to all institutional, educational and commercial entities worldwide that seek to procure launch services as per the requirements presented by PLD Space. Such entities may include, but are not limited to:
Institutional
- Governmental
- Space
- Defense
- Research Centers
- Scientific Institutions
Educational
- Primary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Universities
Commercial
- Companies
- Start-ups
- Joint Ventures
About PLD Space
PLD Space is a pioneering Spanish aerospace company, widely recognized in Europe for its development of reusable rockets. The realization of the MIURA launch vehicle family has earned the company sector prestige and has served to position Spain among the select few nations with the sovereign capability to deploy small satellites into space.
Founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú with the objective of enhancing space accessibility, the company is headquartered in Elche, Spain, with technical facilities in Teruel, Spain, and Kourou, French Guiana. With an investment exceeding 120 million euros and a workforce of over 200 professionals, PLD Space has established itself as a formidable force in the space sector.
In October 2023, the company achieved a historic milestone with the successful launch of MIURA 1, marking the first private European rocket launch. This momentous event underscores PLD Space's technological prowess and solidifies its position as a frontrunner in the global space arena, contributing to the advancement of national and European strategic capabilities.
