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D-ORBIT

IT
commercialFounded 2011
Fino Mornasco, Como, Italy
www.dorbit.space
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One of the 10 satellites originally planned on Spaceflight's Sherpa, VZLUSAT-2 by the Czech research center VZLU, was flown on Transporter-3 by D-Orbit instead.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitTechnical ProductJan 13, 2022SpaceX launches third dedicated smallsat rideshare mission

D-Orbit completed the orbital testing of Nebula, a cloud platform designed to provide distributed, high-performance data analytics computing and storage capabilities in space.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitTechnical ProductOct 20, 2021D-Orbit’s Nebula Cloud Platform Offering Is Successfully Demo’d In Space

ION Satellite Carrier is a space tug designed, manufactured, and operated by D-Orbit to transport satellites into orbit and release them individually into distinct and precise orbital slots.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralOct 20, 2021D-Orbit’s Nebula Cloud Platform Offering Is Successfully Demo’d In Space

The UK branch of D-Orbit signed a €2,197M contract with the European Space Agency for phase 1 of the development and in-orbit demonstration of a Deorbit Kit under ESA’s Space Safety Program (S2P).

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2021UK’s D-Orbit Signs A €2,197M Contract With ESA To Develop Debris Removal Technology

The ION Satellite Carrier is designed, manufactured, and operated by D-Orbit to ferry satellites into space and deploy each one individually into its own customized orbit and to carry out operations on third-party payloads.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralJul 26, 2021D-Orbit Successfully Deploys All WILD RIDE Smallsat Mission Payloads

D-Orbit plans to use AWS Ground Station with AURORA for communications with its future satellite fleet.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipJul 22, 2021AWS Ground Station Integrated With D-Orbit’s AURORA Mission Control Software

D-Orbit will use AWS Ground Station with AURORA to communicate with its WILD RIDE mission launched on 2021-06-30.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipJul 22, 2021AWS Ground Station Integrated With D-Orbit’s AURORA Mission Control Software

D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier orbital transportation vehicle has completed one mission, has one mission at mid-course, and had a third ION payload launched on board SpaceX Transporter-2.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralJul 21, 2021New Launch + On-Orbit Services To Issue From D-Orbit Under ESA’s BOOST! Project

D-Orbit UK signed a contract with the European Space Agency under the Boost! Project within ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support Program.

Mentioned as: D-Orbit UKOrg RelationshipJul 21, 2021New Launch + On-Orbit Services To Issue From D-Orbit Under ESA’s BOOST! Project

Seraphim Space Investment Trust plans to acquire Seraphim Capital’s stakes in Spire Global, Arqit, Iceye, and D-orbit once each firm’s separate fundraising activities close 2021.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative PlanJul 14, 2021Seraphim’s investment trust gets firepower for bigger space deals

D-Orbit’s OTVs offer hosted payload services after finishing satellite deployments and the company plans to address debris removal in the future.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative PlanJul 6, 2021Space Tugs as a Service: In-orbit service providers are bracing for consolidation

The Transporter-2 mission brought D-Orbit’s total launched payloads to 63.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralJul 2, 2021D-Orbit’s Smallsat Transportation Vehicle Climbs To SSO Via SpaceX’s Transporter-2 Mission Launch

ION Satellite Carrier is designed, manufactured, and operated by D-Orbit as a space cargo vehicle.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipJul 2, 2021D-Orbit’s Smallsat Transportation Vehicle Climbs To SSO Via SpaceX’s Transporter-2 Mission Launch

D-Orbit launched an ION Satellite Carrier (ION), its proprietary orbital transportation vehicle, on 2021-06-30 at 21:31 CEST.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipJul 2, 2021D-Orbit’s Smallsat Transportation Vehicle Climbs To SSO Via SpaceX’s Transporter-2 Mission Launch

D-Orbit launched an ION Satellite Carrier (ION) on 2021-06-30 at 9:31 pm CEST atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipJul 1, 2021D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier rides to Space atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

ION Satellite Carrier is designed, manufactured, and operated by D-Orbit.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralJul 1, 2021D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier rides to Space atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

ION Satellite Carrier is an orbital transportation vehicle designed, manufactured, and operated by D-Orbit to transport batches of satellites, perform orbital maneuvers, and deploy them with precision into their operational orbits.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralJun 23, 2021D-Orbit To Launch Aistech Space’s GUARDIAN Smallsat

Stakes in the remaining four ventures—Spire Global, Arqit, Iceye, and D-Orbit—are set to be acquired by 2020-12-31, subject to the outcome of their ongoing fundraising activity.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2021Seraphim Capital’s investment trust details $250 million public listing

ION Satellite Carrier is an orbital transportation vehicle designed, manufactured, and operated by D-Orbit.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2021Hosted Payload Agreement Inked Between D-Orbit + Stellar Project

V-Nova’s VC-6 technology will be deployed into Unibap’s SpaceCloud solution and integrated into D-Orbit’s ION SCV Dauntless David spacecraft scheduled for launch in June 2021.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative PlanJun 14, 2021V-Nova, D-Orbit and Unibap Together Demonstrate VC-6 For On-Orbit Satellite Imagery Acceleration
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