These services are a turnkey solution that streamlines any phase of a satellite’s life cycle, providing satellite operators with support in any stage of spacecraft design, development, and operations without the need for direct investments in skills and facilities.

Launch and Deployment

Rideshare

Rideshare is a launch and deployment service that relies on third-party compatible launchers equipped with proprietary dispensers to release satellites into a standard parking orbit. The service is ideal for missions where a precise deployment is not critical for mission success.

Precision Deployment

Precision Deployment is a launch and deployment service that relies on ION Satellite Carrier, a proprietary orbital transfer vehicle operated by D-Orbit. A satellite is boarded into ION, which transports it across orbits into its final operational slot. This service is essential for missions operating in highly customized orbits that are not served by rideshare launches.

Precise Deployment and Phasing for Constellations

Precise Deployment and Phasing for Constellations is an advanced launch and deployment service designed for satellite constellation operators to phase a batch of spacecraft quickly and safely along one or more orbital planes. The service is enabled by ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit’s proprietary orbital transfer vehicle, which carries the satellites along the constellation’s orbital plane and releases each spacecraft in its designated orbital slot. This strategy reduces significantly the time required to phase a batch of satellites along an orbital plane, bringing forward the revenue-generating phase of the mission and enabling optimal use of the spacecraft’s life.

Add-On Services

Insurance

We offer a turnkey insurance package covering the whole life cycle of a small satellite, from engineering to the end-of-mission. The insurance covers every one of the satellite’s payloads, providing you with a parachute in case of partial failure. A partnership with the most important insurance players in the market enables us to provide competitive conditions.

Mission Analysis and Design

We provide support during the mission analysis and design phase of a multi-satellite mission to identify and exploit the optimal use of mission budgets enabled by ION Satellite Carrier’s deployment strategies.

Mission Control Operations

We can take care of developing onboard software for hosted payloads to process incoming commands, perform mission operations, process raw data, and downlink information.

Shipping and Transportation

We offer specialized transportation services from the manufacturing site to our integration facility. We are prepared for all transportation needs, ensuring the integrity of the equipment.

ION Hosted Payload Service

ION Hosted Payload Service is a service that enables space hardware developers to quickly get a payload to orbit for testing or operations.
The payloads are hosted inside ION Satellite Carrier, D-Orbit’s proprietary orbital transfer vehicle, which is launched multiple times a year. An innovative plug-and-play mechanical, electrical, and data interface greatly simplifies integration and testing. This advanced degree of standardization allows D-Orbit to easily re-arrange the launch schedule to accommodate last-minute changes and enables operators to repeat a given experiment over different missions.
During the experiment, ION changes its attitude to provide optimal exposure to the sun, darkness, Earth, and horizon. The hosting spacecraft provides resources like power, uplink, downlink, memory, and more. The availability of multiple launch options in LEO, SSO, and GEO every year provides the ability to switch launches in case of delay.

Space Cloud Services

D-Orbit’s Space Cloud Services turn our orbital infrastructure into a flexible cloud environment. This architecture allows organizations to run applications and process data directly in space, reducing the time between data collection and actionable insight.

Software In-Orbit Demonstration

Software In-Orbit Demonstration supports the rapid development and testing of space-based applications. Developers can use familiar tools like Linux, TensorFlow, and PyTorch to build software in virtualized containers, which can be deployed directly to our orbital platform. These applications run on the onboard computers of our ION Satellite Carrier, which integrates edge computing and AI acceleration. Onboard sensors can also enable in-orbit processing of Earth observation, imaging, and signal intelligence data, helping reduce latency and enabling faster validation of time-sensitive use cases.

Intelligence Logistics

Intelligence Logistics is an orbital infrastructure that enables a distributed network of space-based data collection and processing. Data from multiple satellites can be received, processed onboard, and routed to the appropriate destination, based on mission needs. This allows for faster delivery of information and supports real-time decision making. The system also enables automated services that combine data from different sources and distribute the results across various space and ground assets.

Practical applications include: 

• Disaster Detection and Rapid Response: Real-time identification of wildfires, floods, or earthquakes using onboard sensors and AI models, with immediate processing and alerting directly from orbit to emergency response networks. 
• Civil Security and Maritime Surveillance: Detection and classification of unauthorized vessels or suspicious maritime activity, with low-latency routing of alerts to coastal or border authorities.
• Urban Monitoring and Crowd Management: Near real-time crowd detection in dense urban areas for event safety, emergency evacuation planning, or public protection during crises.
• Extreme Weather and Climate Event Forecasting: Prioritized incorporation and in-orbit preprocessing of sensor data for faster prediction of dangerous weather phenomena, improving lead times for early warnings.
  

Satellite as a Service (SaaS)

Satellite as a Service (SaaS) is a comprehensive mission management solution that provides downstream providers with complete satellite capabilities without requiring them to develop, build, or operate their own space assets.

Unlike traditional satellite development, where operators are responsible for platform manufacturing, payload integration, testing campaigns, launch coordination, and ongoing operations, D-Orbit manages the complete mission lifecycle through its SaaS offering. Our engineering team takes care of satellite preparation, launch activities, and orbital deployment. Once operational, our mission operators provide continuous monitoring, mission planning, and data delivery, eliminating the need to maintain ground station infrastructure and dedicated operations staff.

The service enables rapid scaling from proof-of-concept missions to fully operational dedicated satellites built on D-Orbit's flight-proven proprietary platforms, with deployment timelines ranging from 6 months to 2 years.

Institutional Heritage

The IRIDE space-based observation program demonstrates institutional confidence in this service model. IRIDE is a €26 million initiative managed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with support from the Italian Space Agency (ASI) under Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The Satellite as a Service approach enables government agencies to access advanced Earth observation capabilities while delegating to D-Orbit the complex task of delivering the NOX synthetic aperture radar satellite and managing complete flight operations.

You can learn more about IRIDE and NOX here.

Key benefits include:

• Rapid deployment: From concept to orbit in 6 months to 2 years depending on mission complexity.
• Proven platforms: Multiple satellite platform options, covering the most common performance requirements in LEO and GEO.
• Cost efficiency: No infrastructure investment or operational overhead required.
• Operational focus: Enables focus on payload and data utilization, not satellite operations.
• Complete support: End-to-end mission management from ground to space.

In orbit servicing is a suite of solutions designed to extend the life of satellites in orbit. It includes services to capture, repair, and reposition satellites, lowering replacement costs while supporting long-term orbital sustainability. These services are enabled by GEA, a proprietary robotic spacecraft currently under development.

 
GEA's capabilities will be demonstrated over the course of RISE, a groundbreaking mission developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA). Scheduled for launch in 2029, RISE represents a strategic milestone in establishing Europe's leadership in commercial satellite servicing. During this first mission, GEA will validate its capabilities in geostationary orbit, testing autonomous rendezvous, docking, and precise orbital maneuvering.

 
GEA’s technology promises to achieve spacecraft life extension at a fraction of replacement costs.

The services we are preparing to offer will include:

• Rendezvous, Capture and Inspection: GEA's advanced propulsion system will enable precise navigation throughout the geostationary orbit, facilitating controlled approaches to target satellites. High-resolution imaging systems will provide real-time visual assessment, while the robotic grappling mechanism will ensure secure, reliable docking operations.
• Smart Diagnostics: GEA's integrated sensor suite combines thermal imaging, spectral analysis, and AI-powered diagnostics to deliver comprehensive satellite health assessments. Real-time data processing will allow rapid identification of potential issues and proactive maintenance planning and emergency response.
• Precision Servicing: GEA's advanced robotic systems will enable both critical repairs and capability updates of satellites in orbit. Our dual-arm manipulators will be able to replace damaged solar panels, repair stuck deployment mechanisms, and upgrade outdated components. This versatility allows satellite operators to fix malfunctions and to integrate new technologies, extending both the lifespan and capabilities of their space assets.
• Repositioning: GEA's high-efficiency propulsion system will allow post-service orbital adjustments with minimal fuel consumption. Whether raising orbital altitude or transferring satellites to new operational slots, our precision maneuvering capabilities will ensure accurate placement while maintaining optimal fuel reserves.
• Emergency Orbital Recovery: GEA will provide rapid-response rescue operations for satellites experiencing orbital anomalies. Whether launched into incorrect orbits or experiencing propulsion failures that cause orbital drift, our vehicle will be able to securely capture and reposition these assets to their intended orbits.
• Disposal: When satellites reach end-of-life, GEA will be able to safely transfer them to designated graveyard orbits, supporting space sustainability initiatives. Our controlled disposal operations will ensure responsible space stewardship while minimizing collision risks in active orbital regions.

• Transportation of satellites, space infrastructures, goods, supplies, feedstock, and more.
• Lifetime extension of older spacecraft through extension modules that take over propulsion and attitude determination and control.
• In orbit assembly of spacecraft and space infrastructures.
• In orbit refurbishment of existing vehicles by upgrading and replacing outdated and malfunctioning components.
• In orbit manufacturing of spacecraft parts from feedstock and basic components coming from Earth and/or from in-orbit recycling.
• Re-supply of propellant and other consumables.
• Recycling of parts and materials already in space, from old spacecraft or space debris, into usable feedstock for the manufacturing of new parts and equipment.
• Relocation of a space asset or infrastructure to a different orbit.
• Orbital inspection of space objects, asset or infrastructure.
• End-of-life removal or relocation of a cooperative space asset or infrastructure.
• Removal or relocation of debris and other uncooperative space asset or infrastructure.
• Storage of feedstock, fuel, supplies and goods in general in space.

The app provides telemetry, trajectory updates, telecommand, and downstream through graphical and command line controls. A 2D/3D orbit visualization tool provides satellite tracking based on two-line orbital elements (TLE) propagation.

Telecommands can be generated, time-tagged, and uploaded via manual and database-retrievable telecommand stacks. Automatic warnings provide notification of predefined anomalies through emails and messaging. The system logs all commands, enabling historical analysis and creation of procedures to automate common tasks.

The interface can be adapted to the specific needs of each satellite operator, providing a versatile and modular suite of tools to support even the most complex and demanding missions. The app is accessible from any location through a variety of computer platforms, including mobile.

Thanks to a highly modular software architecture, Aurora can be tailored around the needs of the most common smallsat mission architectures. The app supports the CubeSat space protocol (CSP), which can be customized further. A high-performance cloud infrastructure, with extremely high reliability and availability, features AES256 encryption with 2FA token user authentication to ensure a state-of-the art cyber security protection. A worldwide network of ground stations, in partnership with Leaf Space and Amazon AWS Ground Station, ensures global coverage tailored to the needs and budget of any space mission.

• Always up to dateAurora's cloud architecture enables operators to significantly reduce mission costs by eliminating all the expenses connected to software design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Custom User InterfaceThe user interface can be customized to the needs and preferences of individual mission operators. 
• Flexible IT infrastructureA web interface enables the use of cost effective commodity hardware to create the desired IT infrastructure. Operators can control satellites from any location through a variety of computer platforms, including mobile. 
• Maximum FlexibilityAurora's software architecture is modular, and it can be tailored to support the most common CubeSat mission architectures.
• On-Demand Global CoverageA worldwide network of ground stations, in partnership with Leaf Space and Amazon AWS Ground Station, ensures a global coverage that can be tailored to the needs and the budget of any space mission.
• Mission Control as a ServiceOperators can completely outsource the control of the mission to D-Orbit and focus on data processing. 
• State-of-the-art securityThe software is installed in a private cloud instance with AES256 encryption 2FA token user authentication, to ensure a state-of-the-art cyber security protection. Deployment on a private local server is also possible.