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Spain's PLD Space agrees to launch Italy's D-Orbit missions on Miura 5

PLD Space of Spain agreed on 3 April to fly D-Orbit's ION orbital transfer vehicle on its Miura 5 rocket from French Guiana. Most of D-Orbit's past missions had flown on SpaceX's Falcon 9.

Reported AI-drafted European Spaceflight, 7 April 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish the contract's value, a firm launch date, or that any payload has yet flown.

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