{"id":290567,"date":"2025-11-18T07:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T07:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/290567\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T07:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T07:37:17","slug":"in-orbit-servicing-startup-infinite-orbits-raises-e40-million-in-new-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/290567\/","title":{"rendered":"In-Orbit Servicing Startup Infinite Orbits Raises \u20ac40 Million in New Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/In-Orbit-Servicing-Startup-Infinite-Orbits-Raises-40-Million-Euros-in-New-Funding.webp.webp\" alt=\"In-Orbit Servicing Startup Infinite Orbits Raises 40 Million Euros in New Funding\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5551 lazyload\"  data- style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/500;\"\/>Credit: Infinite Orbits<\/p>\n<p>French in-orbit servicing startup Infinite Orbits has secured \u20ac40 million in new funding to expand its European footprint and accelerate the development of its satellite life-extension and inspection spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2017, the Toulouse-based startup is developing Endurance, a satellite life-extension vehicle, and Orbit Guard, a small-satellite system for close-range inspection of geostationary spacecraft. Prior to this latest round, the company had raised <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanspaceflight.com\/infinite-orbits-raises-e12m-for-satellite-life-extension-system\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u20ac12 million in May 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On 13 November, the company announced that it had signed an agreement with satellite operator SES to use Endurance to extend the life of one of its satellites from 2027. In August, the French Directorate General of Armament awarded Infinite Orbits a <a href=\"https:\/\/europeanspaceflight.com\/dga-selects-infinite-orbits-for-e50m-paladin-satellite-inspection-service\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u20ac50 million framework contract<\/a> to deliver an Orbit Guard inspection spacecraft as part of France\u2019s PALADIN initiative, which aims to monitor and counter direct threats to French military assets in space. According to the company, its order book currently totals \u20ac150 million.<\/p>\n<p>On 17 November, Infinite Orbits announced that it had closed an oversubscribed funding round, securing \u20ac40 million. The round included participation from the European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Wind Capital, Balnord, IRD, and Newfund Capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith its positioning, the relevance of its service offering, and the excellence of its technical expertise, Infinite Orbits clearly stood out as the ideal European candidate, earning the confidence of customers and investors,\u201d said Infinite Orbits CEO Adel Haddoud.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, the new funding will support its European expansion, with new offices planned in Luxembourg, Spain, the UK, Germany, and Poland. It will also accelerate the development and deployment of its fleet of life-extension and inspection spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new round marks the beginning of a new phase for Infinite Orbits, set to significantly increase its backlog and open the market to new space use cases beyond 2030,\u201d the company said in a 17 November press release.<\/p>\n<p>        Keep European Spaceflight Independent<\/p>\n<p>Your donation will help European Spaceflight to continue digging into the stories others miss. 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