D-ORBIT: Made for Space

Explore Talks on "Design for Extreme Situations”21-04-2016

D-ORBIT IN BRIEF

MISSION:

A CLEAN AND SAFE ACCESS TO SPACE

D-Orbit is focused on stopping the systematic

increase of concentration of uncontrolled objects in

space, promoting a sustainable access to Space and

adding a fourth dimension to the common notion of

sustainability: Earth, Air, Sea and Space.

We are a satellite systems company that designs and

develops devices to maximize spacecraft life and

value, providing efficient decommissioning of bothsatellites and launcher bodies

The SPACE DEBRIS Problem

D-ORBIT DECOMMISSONING DEVICE (D3)

SAFEComplaint with the major safety standard and requirement NASA, ESA and MIL-STD;

FLEXIBLECompact design, easier to be integrated in satellite system and customizable to customer’s need;

AUTONOMOUS:Power and telemetry-independent from the host satellite during the decommissioning maneuver;

RELIABLEAll the most sensible subsystems have already reached space qualification.

D-SAT MISSION: D3 IN ORBIT DEMONSTRATION

D-SAT WILL BE THE FIRST SATELLITE TO BE REMOVED IN A

QUICK, SAFE AND CONTROLLED WAY

D-SAT IN NUMBERS

500km

2months

<30minutes

30 N165 E

Orbital Attitude Mission Duration DecommissioningTime

Disposal Area

D-SAT is designed for a

500 km altitude, but the

Decommissioning

System’s Solid

Propellant Motor allows

for decommissioning up

to 650 km, covering

most of the orbits used

by nanosatellites

D-SAT will orbit Earth

for up to two months,

performing

experiments, radio

outreach and

technology test, in

preparation for

decommissioning

The complete

decommissioning

maneuver phase is

performed in less than

half-hour versus the

months required for a

natural decay

Thanks to the total

control over the orbit

maneuver, the debris

disposal area can be

accurately selected,

a feature beyond the

capacity of any

passive system

D-SAT MISSION: D3 IN ORBIT DEMONSTRATION

DESIGNING FOR EXTREME CONDITIONS

• Survive the launch

• Space Vacuum

• Thermal Problem

• Space Radiation

• No Maintainability

• Absence of gravity

Alessio Fanfani,

System Engineer

+39 02 3671 4010

info@deorbitaldevices.com

www.deorbitaldevices.com

D-ORBIT: Made for Space

Explore Talks on "Design for Extreme Situations”21-04-2016