PLD Space Miura 5
Where it stands: PLD Space has begun system-level testing of Miura 5, with the first three vehicles in manufacturing. It now aims for the rocket's first orbital launch in the first half of 2027, after dropping an end-of-2026 target. Watch early bookings and the ESA December ministerial.
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- 2026-10-22 (~12:20 AM ET): the PLD clock slips out of 2026 — SpaceNews reports PLD Space now plans the first orbital launch of Miura 5 in the first half of 2027, formally abandoning the end-of-2026 debut target held since June 2026 and reiterated at the August 27 ELC awards (spacenews.com). It follows the October 19 system-level-testing report with three vehicles in manufacturing. The end-2027 ELC Component A orbit gate now carries less margin. Watch: early Miura 5 bookings, the ESA December ministerial.
- 2026-10-19 (~9:35 AM ET): the PLD layer advances — NSF reports PLD Space has begun system-level testing of Miura 5, with the first three vehicles taking shape in manufacturing (nasaspaceflight.com/2026 ; x.com/NASASpaceflight). Development of this thread's PLD record (ELC award totals; the Block 1.2 evolution rebranded Miura 9). Watch: Miura 5's first demonstration flight, the three-vehicle build-out.
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- PLD Space: Miura 5 inaugural flight from Kourou due pending Source