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D-ORBIT

IT
commercialFounded 2011
Fino Mornasco, Como, Italy
www.dorbit.space
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D-Orbit completed its first commercial mission in late 2020.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralMay 15, 2023Italy awards $256 million contract for 2026 in-orbit servicing mission

ESA awarded IRIDE satellite manufacturing contracts to Italy-based teams led by Thales Alenia Space, Argotec, Sitael, OHB, and D-Orbit.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

D-Orbit’s IRIDE contract includes a 24,000,000 EUR option for an additional SAR satellite.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitTechnical ProductApr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

D-Orbit’s first satellite, a spacecraft the size of three cubesats, was launched in 2017 to validate the company’s propulsive technologies.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

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.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipApr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

MetaSensing is supplying the radar payload for D-Orbit’s IRIDE SAR satellite.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitTechnical ProductApr 27, 2023Italy’s post-pandemic space industry boost

D-Orbit has hosted 32 payloads to date.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 20, 2023D-Orbit Offers Space Logistics and Orbital Transportation Services for Growing Space Market

D-Orbit has deployed 73 satellites to date.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 20, 2023D-Orbit Offers Space Logistics and Orbital Transportation Services for Growing Space Market

D-Orbit launched its first ION in September 2020 aboard an Arianespace VEGA launcher and conducted nine further missions aboard SpaceX Transporter missions.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 17, 2023A Transporter-7 achievement: D-Orbit launches ION’s 10th orbital transportation mission

D-Orbit ION carried a cluster of satellites on Transporter-7 provided by Exolaunch totaling 21 satellites (16 cubesats and 5 microsats).

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 16, 2023UPDATE 5: SpaceX’s beauty in the night as Transporter 7 launches

D-Orbit signed a €26 million contract with the European Space Agency for the IRIDE program.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative FinancialApr 10, 2023D-Orbit Signs €26-Million Contract with ESA for IRIDE Space-based Earth Observation Program

Under the contract, D-Orbit will provide one synthetic aperture radar satellite and manage its flight operations segment on behalf of the end user.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 10, 2023D-Orbit Signs €26-Million Contract with ESA for IRIDE Space-based Earth Observation Program

D-Orbit signed a €26 million contract with the European Space Agency for the IRIDE program.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative FinancialApr 6, 2023D-Orbit’s IRIDE satellite observation program receives 26 million euros contract with ESA

The D-Orbit contract for IRIDE includes an option for an additional SAR satellite worth €24 million.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitTechnical ProductApr 6, 2023D-Orbit’s IRIDE satellite observation program receives 26 million euros contract with ESA

The D-Orbit contract for IRIDE requires D-Orbit to provide one SAR satellite and to manage its flight operations segment on behalf of the end user.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitTechnical ProductApr 6, 2023D-Orbit’s IRIDE satellite observation program receives 26 million euros contract with ESA

The PRR successfully deployed the experimental payload from D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier on 2023-02-08.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitOrg RelationshipMar 21, 2023Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense demo mission is a success

The PRR successfully deployed the payload from D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carrier on 2023-02-08.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralMar 9, 2023EBAD Successfully Deployes Experimental Payload from D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carrier

D-Orbit launched its first ION in September 2020 aboard an Arianespace VEGA launcher.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2023SpaceX Launches D-Orbit’s OTV ION in a First Mid-Inclination Orbit

D-Orbit performed a deployment of ADEO’s smallest variant in December 2022.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralFeb 8, 2023SpaceX Launches D-Orbit’s OTV ION in a First Mid-Inclination Orbit

Futura-SM1 and Futura-SM3 were launched at the start of January and transferred into their planned orbit by an autonomous ION Satellite Carrier manufactured by D-Orbit.

Mentioned as: D-OrbitNarrative GeneralFeb 3, 2023Spacemind launches three Italian smallsats to orbit from ISS
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