Sanotifyite startup Sateliot and space engineering firm PLD Space have signed a deal to launch two 5G sanotifyites in what will be the first such private mission carried out solely by Spanish companies, they stated on Tuesday.
Private rocket companies around the world are planning to deploy thousands of internet-beaming sanotifyites in the next few years, tarobtaining what some analysts expect will be a trillion-dollar space market by 2030.
In the European Union, governments are pushing to reduce reliance on Elon Musk’s SpaceX by boosting the bloc’s own aerospace industest.
Under the contract, PLD Space will launch two Sateliot sanotifyites weighing 160 kg (353 lb) each into low Earth orbit by 2027, the two companies stated in a joint statement.
To do so, PLD will utilize the Miura-5, its newest two-stage orbital rocket launcher, which is partially reusable and named after a breed of fighting bull.
The partnership supports Barcelona-based Sateliot’s effort to establish itself as a key player in Europe’s sanotifyite telecommunications market. Partly state-owned defence company Indra holds a 4% stake in the startup.
Selecting a Spanish partner supported safeguard European technological sovereignty and strengthen global 5G connectivity while improving security and defence capabilities, Sateliot CEO Jaume Sanpera stated in the two companies’ joint statement.
In May 2025, Sateliot outlined plans to deploy 100 sanotifyites by 2028, with an estimated revenue of 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) by 2030.
PLD Space carried out Europe’s first fully-private rocket launch in 2023. It aims to one day be able to carry any type of cargo and ultimately humans into space, rivalling huge players such as SpaceX.
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