News: D-ORBIT
Headlines from space publications, linked back to the original articles
- NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier SpaceNews · 30 Sep 2026 ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its autonomous onboard precise […...
- U.S. defense agencies tap three companies for satellite disposal study SpaceNews · 16 Aug 2026 Firefly, D-Orbit and Katalyst will compete to show how commercial operators could capture and remove aging spacecraft
- D-Orbit signs launch-services contract with ArkEdge Space SpaceNews · 8 Jul 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit will provide a series of launches aboard its ION Satellite Carrier for Japanese startup ArkEdge Space, under a contract announced July 8 […]
- Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service SpaceNews · 5 Jun 2026 MILAN – Italian ground segment operator Leaf Space unveiled a new space connectivity service May 27. The technology, named TreeNet, aims to make space communications more seamless by treating individual […]
- D-Orbit raises $128 million in first tranche of Series D funding SpaceNews · 22 Jan 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit has raised $124 million in the first closing of a Series D investment round announced Jan. 22. “This funding will enable strategic acquisitions, accelerate the b...
- Odin Space raises $3 million in seed funding SpaceNews · 10 Dec 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – British startup Odin Space raised $3 million in a seed round to begin commercializing tiny sensors to map and analyze sub-centimeter orbital debris. With its first sensor launched in 2023 on D-Orbit’s ION...
- D-Orbit launches dual orbital transportation missions, passes 200-payload milestone SpaceDaily · 8 Dec 2025 Paris, France (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 D-Orbit, a global leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, has launched two new orbital transportation missions using its ION Satellite Carrier, pushing the company past the...
- D-Orbit sends to ION vehicles aloft on SpaceX Transporter-15 SpaceNews · 28 Nov 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Italy’s D-Orbit sent satellites and hosted payloads into orbit Nov. 26 aboard two ION orbital transfer vehicles launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-15 rideshare. Italy’s first optical intersatellite link (OI...
- D-Orbit and mhackeroni conduct in-orbit cybersecurity competition SpaceNews · 6 Nov 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics company D-Orbit announced the conclusion Nov. 6 of CTRL+Space, Europe’s first in-orbit Capture-the-Flag (CTF) cybersecurity competition and the first live CTF contest involving mul...
- D-Orbit sets course to expand beyond space transportation services NASASpaceflight · 15 Apr 2025 Italian company D-Orbit has been launching customer payloads aboard its Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTVs) for…
- PLD Space to Launch D-Orbit Missions Aboard Miura 5 European Spaceflight · 7 Apr 2025 Italian in-space logistics company D-Orbit has signed an agreement with Spain’s PLD Space to launch as-yet-undefined payloads aboard the company’s Miura 5 rocket. PLD Space is currently working toward a 2026 debut of its...
- Do we need highways for space? SpaceNews · 3 Apr 2025 In this week's episode of Space Minds, Luca Rossettini, Founder and CEO of D-Orbit sits down with host David Ariosto. The conversation starts with Luca's journey from aspiring astronaut to space industry entrepreneur.
- SkyServe tests AI models with JPL and D-Orbit SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Indian edge computing startup SkyServe is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to test artificial intelligence models on a D-Orbit satellite.
- Orbex and D-Orbit Ink Two-Launch Agreement European Spaceflight · 3 Feb 2025 UK-based rocket builder Orbex announced on 3 February that it has signed a two-launch deal with Italian in-orbit logistics provider D-Orbit. The deal includes capacity aboard two Prime launches over the next three years....
- Pale Blue to flight test water thruster with D-Orbit SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – Japanese startup Pale Blue announced an agreement Jan. 8 with Italian transportation company D-Orbit to conduct two 2025 demonstrations of a tiny water-fueled thruster. Slightly larger than […]
- Spectrum AMT to produce D-Orbit USA satellites SpaceNews · 26 Nov 2024 SAN FRANCISCO — Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies announced an agreement Nov. 26 to manufacture satellites and components for D-Orbit USA. D-Orbit USA, formed by Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, select...
- D-Orbit Wins €119M ESA Contract for Satellite Life Extension Mission European Spaceflight · 14 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency has awarded D-Orbit a €119.6 million contract to conduct the agency’s first satellite life extension mission. ESA and D-Orbit signed the contract on 14 October, during the first day of the Inter...
- ESA to build first in-orbit servicing mission with D-Orbit ESA · 14 Oct 2024 ESA has taken another important step on the road towards sustainability in space with its first in-orbit servicing mission RISE. A €119 million contract was signed with D-Orbit as the co-funding prime contractor.
- D-Orbit enters GEO in-orbit servicing market SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2024 MILAN – Italian space logistics company D-Orbit announced a 119.6 million euro ($131 million) contract with the European Space Agency for a spacecraft servicing vehicle. Under the contract announced Oct.
- D-Orbit Extends Series C Funding Round, Raising €150M European Spaceflight · 27 Sep 2024 Italian in-space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that it has extended its Series C funding round to €150 million. Established in 2011, D-Orbit offers last-mile in-space logistics services for customer satellites...
- D-Orbit raises 150 million euros in two-part Series C round SpaceNews · 27 Sep 2024 PARIS — Italian space logistics firm D-Orbit has raised 150 million euros ($168 million) in a two-part Series C funding round. After announcing investments of 100 million euros in January,
- D-Orbit’s Magnificent Monica Space Tug Begins Payload Deployment European Spaceflight · 27 Aug 2024 Italian in-space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that its Celestial Bliss mission has moved into the commercial phase with the deployment of four Spire Lemur-2 satellites. The D-Orbit Celestial Bliss mission was...
- D-Orbit forms U.S. venture to pursue satellite manufacturing SpaceNews · 10 Jul 2024 D-Orbit, the European space transportation company, has established a joint venture in the United States to enter the satellite manufacturing business.
- Boost! ESA · 3 Jun 2024 ESA supports Europe's space transportation visionaries and entrepreneurs through Boost! This video shows just some of the companies that have received co-funding from ESA’s Boost! programme: Orbex with its Prime launcher...
- Italian Space Logistics Company D-Orbit Closes €100M Funding Round European Spaceflight · 12 Jan 2024 Following a successful 2023 that saw it launch six missions, Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has announced that it has closed a €100 million Series C funding round. D-Orbit offers in-space transportation and host...
- D-Orbit raises $110 million to expand space logistics services SpaceNews · 11 Jan 2024 D-Orbit, an Italian company that provides space transportation services, has raised 100 million euros ($110 million) in a Series C round to expand into satellite servicing and other applications.
- D-Orbit ION Space Tug Hosts In-Orbit Refueling Demo European Spaceflight · 19 Dec 2023 A payload launched aboard the thirteenth D-Orbit ION space tug will demonstrate key technology that will enable future in-orbit refueling systems. The thirteenth D-Orbit ION space tug, which was named Daring Diego, was l...
- DCubed Partners With D-Orbit To Demo In-Space Manufacturing Capability The Launch Pad · 15 Aug 2023 DCubed, a cutting-edge German startup renowned for its expertise in deployable satellite structures, has announced plans to pioneer in-space manufacturing with an upcoming demonstration, marking a significant advancement...
- D-Orbit Wins Italian Contracts To Fly Mini Space Lab And Test Optical Intersatellite Links The Launch Pad · 27 Jun 2023 D-Orbit has been awarded contracts through Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan to deliver a small orbiting laboratory and test optical intersatellite links. The contracts, worth 6 million euros ($6.54 million),...
- D-Orbit wins contracts to test optical links and fly mini space lab SpaceNews · 26 Jun 2023 D-Orbit will supply a small orbiting lab and test optical intersatellite links under the latest contracts awarded through Italy’s billion-euro National Recovery and Resilience Plan.
- Starlink satellites, Italian space tug launched by SpaceX rocket Spaceflight Now · 31 Jan 2023 SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday from California’s Central Coast with 49 Starlink internet satellites and a rideshare space tug for the Italian company D-Orbit, itself carrying tech demo experiments and cremated...
- D-Orbit cancels SPAC merger plan SpaceNews · 15 Aug 2022 Space logistics company D-Orbit said Aug. 12 it has canceled plans to go public by merging with Breeze Holdings Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
- D-Orbit to deploy 20 Astrocast satellites over three years SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Italy’s D-Orbit said Aug. 9 that it would launch 20 nanosatellites over three years for Swiss startup Astrocast with its orbital transfer vehicle.
- Kepler books orbital transfer vehicle for next launch SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2022 Canada’s Kepler Communications said June 30 it plans to use D-Orbit’s orbital transfer vehicle for the next two satellites in its low-data-rate constellation.
- D-Orbit books Isar Aerospace launch for orbital transfer vehicle SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2022 Germany’s Isar Aerospace announced plans June 22 to launch an orbital transfer vehicle no earlier than 2023 for Italian space logistics company D-Orbit.
- D-Orbit charts ambitious course for space logistics business SpaceNews · 15 Jun 2022 D-Orbit has ambitious plans to offer a wide variety of satellite services from active debris removal to space-based cloud computing.
- D-Orbit valued at $1.28 billion in SPAC deal SpaceNews · 27 Jan 2022 D-Orbit announced plans Jan. 27 to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in a deal that values the Italian in-space transportation and logistics firm at $1.28 billion.
- D-Orbit unveils third mission for ION Satellite Carrier SpaceNews · 1 Jun 2021 D-Orbit plans to transport satellites into six distinct orbits and to host three satellites on the third mission of the Italian firm’s In-Orbit Now (ION) Satellite Carrier.
- D-Orbit Satellite Carrier delivers Planet SuperDoves to desired orbits SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2020
- D-Orbit preps for in-orbit transportation business with upcoming Arianespace and SpaceX launches SpaceNews · 21 May 2020