D-Orbit is an Italian space logistics and transportation company that provides in-orbit services. They are known for their ION Satellite Carrier, an orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) used for last-mile satellite delivery, hosted payloads, and in-orbit demonstration of new technologies. D-Orbit aims to reduce the time and cost associated with deploying satellites and constellations, and they are expanding into on-orbit servicing, refueling, and end-of-mission disposal. They partner with launch providers like SpaceX and Orbex and serve customers like Planet Labs and ESA.
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The xSPANCION project is structured as a Public Private Partnership involving AAC Clyde Space, Bright Ascension, the University of Strathclyde, D-Orbit UK, Alden Legal UK, the Satellite Applications Catapult, the UK Space Agency, and the European Space Agency.
Astroscale, ClearSpace, D-Orbit, and Telespazio collaborating with Thales Alenia Space received funding to mature their IOS concepts for presentation to the 2022 ESA Council at Ministerial level.
Stellar Project is supplying laser communications technology to be tested onboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier.
MetaSensing will manufacture the synthetic aperture radar sensor for D-Orbit’s SAR satellite contract.
D-Orbit is part of a consortium led by Thales Alenia Space that won a 235,000,000 EUR Italian Space Agency contract to conduct Italy’s first in-orbit servicing demonstration.
Thales Alenia Space is leading a Temporary Grouping of Companies that includes Leonardo, Telespazio, Avio, and D-Orbit for the In-Orbit Servicing demonstration mission.
D-Orbit secured a 26,000,000 EUR contract to build a SAR satellite for IRIDE that will be based on its ION Satellite Carrier orbital transfer vehicle.
MetaSensing is supplying the radar payload for D-Orbit’s IRIDE SAR satellite.
D-Orbit ION carried a cluster of satellites on Transporter-7 provided by Exolaunch totaling 21 satellites (16 cubesats and 5 microsats).
D-Orbit signed a €26 million contract with the European Space Agency for the IRIDE program.
D-Orbit signed a €26 million contract with the European Space Agency for the IRIDE program.
SpacePNT’s GNSS payload will be integrated on SCV010, the 10th satellite carrier launched by D-Orbit since 2020.
D-Orbit signed a hosted payload contract with SpacePNT.
ESA selected consortia led by D-Orbit, The Exploration Company, OHB System, S.A.B. Aerospace, and Thales Alenia Space France and is contracting them to carry out studies proposing mission schemes starting 2022.
In 2020, Arianespace deployed the first ION Satellite Carrier space tug for Italy’s D-Orbit using an earlier iteration of Vega C.
D-Orbit signed a launch contract with AAC SpaceQuest for the launch and deployment of four S-AIS satellites.
D-Orbit has entered into an agreement with the spacecraft team of the Swiss Institute École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) for the in-orbit demonstration of the HOBC onboard computer.
D-Orbit canceled plans to go public by merging with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, in the month prior to this report.
D-Orbit has a deal to launch 20 nanosatellites over three years for Swiss startup Astrocast using ION.
D-Orbit will launch 20 nanosatellites over three years for Swiss startup Astrocast using its orbital transfer vehicle.