Dawn Aerospace announces its selection by Infinite Orbits to develop a SatDrive propulsion system for their upcoming Orbit Guard #3 mission. Orbit Guard servicers developed by Infinite Orbits are geostationary surveillance microsatellites. Equipped with the rendezvous solution patented by Infinite Orbits, these agile satellites are capable of performing space-based SSA, such as proximity inspection of GEO assets. This capacity allows Orbit Guard servicers to protect strategic assets in GEO orbit.
Orbit Guard #3, to be launched in 2027, will demonstrate these two capacities thanks to a France 2030 project coordinated by the French Space Agency, CNES.
“The selection of our suppliers is key to the development of our services,” said Marion Andrieux, Chief Commercial Officer at Infinite Orbits. “To develop efficient, innovative, and competitive solutions, we needed to identify strong European partners who share the same NewSpace vision. We found that in our partnership with Dawn Aerospace, and we are glad to have them on board for this remarkable mission.”
Dawn’s continued development of ever more capable SatDrives has resulted in turnkey propulsion systems, capable of 6 degrees of freedom maneuverability and electronics suited for the GEO environment. These qualities make our SatDrive an ideal fit for the technical demands of Orbit Guard #3.
“We’ve had the privilege of collaborating with Infinite Orbits across several projects”, said Jeroen Wink, director and CRO at Dawn Aerospace. “Being selected to contribute our propulsion expertise to the Orbit Guard #3 mission is both an honour and a strong endorsement of our system capabilities.”
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