Exotrail is a French space company specializing in on-orbit transportation solutions for small satellites. They design, develop, and operate mobility solutions, including electric propulsion systems (ExoMG™), mission simulation and operation software (ExoOPS™), and orbital transfer vehicles (SpaceVan™). Their services aim to optimize satellite deployment, increase performance, and reduce space pollution. Exotrail has partnered with companies like Thales Alenia Space and Prométhée Earth Intelligence and receives support from CNES.
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QuantX Labs’ orbital optical frequency comb was launched on 30 March 2026 aboard Exotrail’s spacevan orbital transfer vehicle.
Exotrail’s spacevan orbital transfer vehicle was deployed on SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Exotrail plans to debut a larger GEO spacevan variant in late 2026 or early 2027 for geostationary satellite life extension and servicing.
Exotrail’s spacevan 002 orbital transfer vehicle delivered AEPEX to an orbit of approximately 500 km at an inclination above 70 degrees.
Exotrail deployed the NASA-funded AEPEX mission in mid-May 2026.
Exotrail’s spacevan 002 uses an in-house designed satellite bus and electric propulsion system.
Exotrail is finalizing the manifest for its inaugural geostationary mission in collaboration with the French Space Agency CNES.
Exotrail’s spacevan 002, dubbed Wings of Light, is its first fully vertically integrated orbital transfer vehicle.
Exotrail’s spacevan 002 launched earlier in 2026 on SpaceX’s Transporter-16 rideshare mission.
Exotrail optimized spacevan 002 for pick-up and drop-off services that can transport multiple customer payloads to distinct orbital trajectories within a single mission.
Exotrail is scaling production to support two low-Earth-orbit missions per year.
Exotrail’s third low-Earth-orbit mission, spacevan 003, is on track for launch in late 2026.
Exotrail develops space tugs and orbital transfer vehicles.
The Korean Air and Exotrail memorandum of understanding focuses on satellite transport and other in-orbit services.
The Korean Air and Exotrail partnership is expected to cover Low Earth Orbit satellite transport, payload hosting, multi-orbit satellite deployment, satellite life extension, and in-orbit refuelling.
Korean Air and Exotrail signed a memorandum of understanding on April 2 in Seoul to collaborate on orbital transfer vehicle solutions.
Korean Air and Exotrail will establish a joint working group to coordinate launch schedules and optimize orbital transport cost structures.
The Korean Air partnership supports Exotrail’s expansion into the Asian market.
Exotrail works in electric propulsion and orbital mobility.
Exotrail is experimenting with its Spacevan system as an orbital mobility vehicle.