All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
Orbital Paradigm developed a small reentry capsule demonstrator that survived the failure of its PSLV launch vehicle on 12 January and successfully transmitted 190 seconds of flight data.
Orbital Paradigm, based in Valencia, was founded in 2023 and is developing a reusable capsule called Kestrel with the capability to host payloads of up to 120 kilograms in orbit for up to three months.
Orbital Paradigm's KID capsule transmitted flight data from the Indian PSLV rocket failure on January 12.
Francesco Cacciatore is the CEO of Orbital Paradigm.
Orbital Paradigm considers the KID flight a failure because customer data was scheduled to be transmitted later in the flight and the capsule did not have enough time to complete that before ocean impact.
Orbital Paradigm achieved 4 out of 5 launch milestones with the KID demonstrator, albeit through an off-nominal profile.
Orbital Paradigm expects to conduct monthly flights of the Kestrel capsule in the 2030s.
Orbital Paradigm is developing a new capsule that will be fully recovered, scheduled to launch in early 2027.
Orbital Paradigm's first reentry flight was considered a success in terms of data transmission despite the failure of PSLV to deliver any customers' spacecraft to their intended destinations.
The next reentry vehicle that Orbital Paradigm is developing will weigh around 150 kg and include a propulsion system from Pangea Propulsion.
Orbital Paradigm stated that their device survived and transmitted valuable data despite degraded conditions.
The payload included the KID (Kestrel Initial Demonstrator), a prototype developed by the Spanish startup Orbital Paradigm.
Orbital Paradigm collected 190 seconds of flight data from KID during its mission.
Orbital Paradigm didn't have enough time to collect and transmit all payload data before the PSLV mission ended.
Orbital Paradigm's Kestrel Initial Demonstrator (KID) survived the PSLV mishap and transmitted reentry data before crash-landing on Earth.
The failure of the rocket has disrupted the test of reentry technology for Orbital Paradigm.
Orbital Paradigm plans for the KID to carry payloads of up to 120 kilograms and remain in orbit for up to three months before returning to Earth.
Orbital Paradigm has booked its next flight on a SpaceX mission scheduled for April 2027.
Orbital Paradigm aims to conduct monthly flights during the 2030s.
Orbital Paradigm is reconstructing the trajectory of the KID capsule.