# Lince

> reusable spacecraft under development by Spanish company PLD Space

**Wikidata**: [Q132860388](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132860388)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lince

## Summary
Lince is a reusable space capsule family under development by the Spanish aerospace company PLD Space. It is a modular reentry spacecraft designed to carry up to 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit and to be launched on PLD Space’s Miura Next vehicle.

## Key Facts
- Developer: PLD Space (Spain).  
- Type: reusable spacecraft; subclass: space capsule (modular reentry capsule).  
- Instance of: spacecraft family.  
- Payload capacity: 5,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit.  
- Internal volume: 8 cubic metres.  
- Planned launch vehicle: Miura Next (orbital recoverable heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by PLD Space).  
- Country of origin: Spain.  
- Official pages: https://pldspace.com/es/lince (Spanish) and https://pldspace.com/en/lince (English).  
- Project status: under development.  
- Wikidata description: "reusable spacecraft under development by Spanish company PLD Space."

## FAQs
### Q: What is Lince?
A: Lince is a family of reusable space capsules being developed by PLD Space in Spain. It is a modular reentry spacecraft designed to carry payloads and survive atmospheric reentry intact.

### Q: How much payload can Lince carry?
A: Lince is specified to carry up to 5,000 kilograms to low Earth orbit. Its internal habitable/cargo volume is 8 cubic metres.

### Q: What launch vehicle will carry Lince to orbit?
A: Lince is planned to be launched on PLD Space’s Miura Next vehicle, an orbital recoverable heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by the same company.

## Why It Matters
Lince represents PLD Space’s approach to recoverable, reusable orbital payload delivery using a modular reentry capsule architecture. By combining a reusable space capsule design with an intended heavy-lift launcher (Miura Next), the project targets missions that require returning hardware or payloads intact from low Earth orbit. A 5,000 kg payload capacity and an 8 m3 internal volume position Lince for a range of payload types compared with smaller suborbital capsules. As a Spanish-developed reusable spacecraft family, Lince contributes to national and regional capabilities in orbital access and spacecraft recovery technology. Its development aligns with broader industry interest in reusability and modular capsule designs that can lower long-term cost per flight and expand mission types that include payload return, though specific operational details and deployment timelines remain under development by PLD Space.

## Notable For
- Being developed by PLD Space, a Spanish aerospace company, as part of a national orbital recoverable capability.  
- A relatively large payload capacity for a capsule family: 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit.  
- A compact internal volume specified at 8 cubic metres for returned cargo/payloads.  
- Integration plan with Miura Next, PLD Space’s orbital recoverable heavy-lift launch vehicle.  
- Designed as a reusable modular space capsule intended to survive atmospheric reentry intact.

## Body
### Overview
- Lince is described as a reusable spacecraft family and a modular space capsule.  
- The project is under development by PLD Space, based in Spain.  
- It is intended to perform atmospheric reentry using a capsule configuration.

### Classification and role
- Instance of: spacecraft family.  
- Subclass of: space capsule (reentry capsule type) and reusable spacecraft (designed for reuse).  
- Role: orbital recoverable capsule designed to carry and return payloads from low Earth orbit.

### Performance and capacity
- Payload mass: 5,000 kg to low Earth orbit (specified).  
- Internal/usable volume: 8 cubic metres (specified).  
- These specifications indicate its role in returning sizable payloads or cargo from orbit.

### Launch integration
- Planned launch vehicle: Miura Next, an orbital recoverable heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by PLD Space.  
- Lince is intended to be paired with Miura Next for orbital missions and recovery.

### Development and origin
- Developer: PLD Space.  
- Country of origin: Spain.  
- Project status: under development (no operational dates provided in the source material).

### Public information and references
- Official project pages available in Spanish and English:  
  - https://pldspace.com/es/lince (Spanish)  
  - https://pldspace.com/en/lince (English)  

### Metadata
- Wikidata description: "reusable spacecraft under development by Spanish company PLD Space."  
- Wikipedia language availability noted: Spanish (es).

## References

1. [Source](https://pldspace.com/en/lince)