It is being proposed as a center of civil use exclusively, for the launch of micro- and nanosatellites with scientific or commercial objectives, such as telecommunications or Earth observation.

The launch location would allow reaching polar orbit with a margin, without affecting the countries of West Africa.

El Hierro's climate also favors launch operations with annual averages of 2382 light hours, only 22 days with rainfall and a mostly stable temperature.

PLD Space replied that they are still considering other locations and argued that the purposes of the company are exclusively scientific and commercial, not military.

[9][10] In 2016, United Left sent a formal query to the European Commission about their view on this emplacement, given that the island enjoys a high level of environmental protection.

[11] In 2019, INTA's director José María Salom Piqueres commented in an interview that the project was being studied.