Organizations/D-Orbit
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D-Orbit
Commercial Company · Italy · Founded 2011 · dorbit.space
Italian in-orbit services company providing satellite deployment via its ION Satellite Carrier orbital transfer vehicle and in-space logistics solutions.
Headquarters
Fino Mornasco
Italy
Ownership
Private
CEO
Luca Rossettini
Employees
51-200
Founded 2011
Satellites in Orbit
20
24 operated all time
Satellites Built
24
20 still in orbit
Government Awards
$4.2M
5 awards tracked
Products & Capabilities
ION orbital transfer vehicleLaunch servicesSatellite Proximity Operations & InspectionAI/ML Autonomous Spacecraft Operations
Satellites Launched per Year
Fleet in Orbit
- ION SCV Joyful Julia2026-07-07 · LEO · Built & operated
- ION SCV Astounding Alexandra2026-03-30 · LEO · Built & operated
- ION Stellar Stephanus2025-11-28 · LEO · Built & operated
- ION Galactic Georgius2025-11-28 · LEO · Built & operated
- ION Charismatic Carlus2025-06-23 · LEO · Built & operated
Constellation
- IonDeploying0 activeNo public target
Government Awards
Buyers
- European Commission$4.2M
Largest awards
- D3: Smart propulsive device for controlled satellite decommissioning and reentry.European Commission · 2016-01-12$2.1M€2.0M
- SCOPE: Servicing, Connectivity, On-orbit Propulsion & EngineeringEuropean Commission · 2026-05-26$907K€777K
- ASTRALIS: Advanced Space Transfer & Resupply Architecture for Logistics in ISOS-environmentEuropean Commission · 2026-05-25$637K€546K
- TeSeR: Technology for Self Removal of SpacecraftEuropean Commission · 2015-11-27$448K€417K
- EPRIME: European Platform for Robotic In-orbit Modular ExperimentationEuropean Commission · 2026-05-29$117K€100K
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Data Sources for This Record
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Q116214401
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