D-Orbit will be enabling edge computing capabilities with the SkyServe STORM platform aboard some of the ION Satellite Carriers that comprise the fleet of Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTVs) that the […]
ION Satellite Carrier
Zenno’s superconducting technology opens a universe of new possibilities in space
Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has celebrated the first space launch of Z01™, the company’s world-first, superconducting, magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude control — Zenno’s on-orbit validation of Z01 is the first-ever […]
Zenno Astronautics + D-Orbit sign MOU for superconducting electromagnets apps development
Zenno Astronautics (Zenno), a developer of world-first superconducting electromagnets for space applications, and D-Orbit have formed a special, commercial partnership to collaborate on the development of new space products and services. The initial […]
New Zealand’s Zenno Astronautics to “give the space industry what it needs to progress” with the first superconducting electromagnet for space
New Zealand’s space-flight systems company Zenno Astronautics (Zenno) has completed the integration of the world’s first superconducting magnetic torquer for fuel-free spacecraft attitude control. The Z01™ was integrated inside D-Orbit’s ION Satellite […]
A Transporter-7 achievement: D-Orbit launches ION’s 10th orbital transportation mission
D-Orbit has launched Guardian, the 10th commercial mission of the firm’s proprietary orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) — ION Satellite Carrier (ION). The OTV lifted off on April 14th, 2023, at […]
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense demo mission is a success
Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) recently deployed an experimental payload with the company’s Payload Release Ring (PRR) spacecraft separation system. The PRR demonstration mission launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on […]
Spacemind launches three Italian smallsats to orbit from ISS
Spacemind, the space division of Italian company NPC, has accomplished a series of three smallsat launches. DanteSat, Futura-SM1 and Futura-SM3 have been successfully launched into orbit from the International Space […]
D-Orbit Signs Launch Contract with AAC SpaceQuest
The contract covers launch and deployment of four S-AIS satellites over two launches in 2023 and 2024. Space logistics and transportation company D-Orbit announced the signing of a launch contract […]
D-Orbit’s has a contract with Elecnor Deimos for the IAC ALISIO-1 launch
D-Orbit, in collaboration with Elecnor Deimos, now has a contract for the launch and deployment of ALISIO-1, a 6U cubesat procured by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). ALISIO-1 […]