D-Orbit @ Nanosats Database

Name	D-Orbit (InOrbit NOW)
Products Services	CubeSat Deployer / Dispenser De-orbit Device Launch Provider / Brokerer Mission Control Software (MCS)
Constellations	SAR ? Earth Observation MetaSensing is manufacturing an X-band SAR payload to offer 30-centimeter resolution mounted on D-Orbit’s free-flying Ion cubesat carrier. Status: Prototype development Constellation page at NewSpace Index
Country	Italy, UK, Portugal, US
Founded	2011
Funding	$11M+
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Oneliner	D-Orbit a market leader in the space logistics and transportation services industry with a track record of space-proven technologies and successful missions.
Description
Notes	NOCTUA, a project developed by a consortium led by D-Orbit, that revolves around the use of an ION platform with a SAR antenna onboard for land and critical infrastructures monitoring services. InOrbit NOW Launch Services for Precise CubeSat and Microsatellite Deployment, 2020-05-04. D-Orbit Successfully Completes Deployment Phase of Ongoing PULSE Mission, Deploys 20 Satellites In-Orbit, and Executes Orbital Maneuvers, 2021-05-18. Two Italian engineers carry out an ambitious plan: an economy sustainable satellite capable of solving the main problems of the future. Signed multi-year launch and deployment contract with D-Orbit in 2022. D-Orbit Signs €26-Million Contract with ESA for IRIDE Satellite Observation Program. D-Orbit will provide one SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite and will manage its flight operations segment on behalf of the end user; the deal also includes an option for an additional SAR satellite, worth €24 million. The SAR sensor will be implemented by MetaSensing, an Italian company specializing in advanced radar technologies.
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Last modified: 2023-05-31

D-Orbit (InOrbit NOW)