\u201cOur M&A approach maintains a pan-European focus, driven by regulatory considerations and operational integration requirements,\u201d Rossettini said. \u201cWe aim to contribute to the consolidation of the European space services market, while ensuring full alignment with ESA frameworks and the national security requirements of EU Member States.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Renato Panesi (left) and Luca Rossettini founded D-Orbit in 2011. Credit: D-Orbit<\/p>\n
Beyond Europe<\/p>\n
D-Orbit also will expand beyond Europe by establishing local organizations and joint ventures like D-Orbit USA<\/a>. This model \u201cenables us to access markets with specific regulatory barriers while retaining the flexibility needed to comply with local requirements, particularly in the defense sector and national government programs,\u201d Rossettini said.<\/p>\n As the current bottleneck in launch opportunities eases with more vehicles coming into the market, D-Orbit will focus on \u201cstrengthening and expanding our position in space logistics, including orbital transportation and satellite manufacturing, in-orbit servicing, in-orbit space cloud infrastructure and data analytics, while also evaluating other strategic segments of the space value chain that are essential to advancing our long-term roadmap,\u201d Rossettini said.<\/p>\n D-Orbit, founded in 2011, operates the ION Satellite Carrier, which has provided last-mile delivery for 137 satellites and hosted 77 payloads over 21 missions. Customer demand for those services as well as hybrid services, like adding D-Orbit satellites to constellations, is growing. The demand has created pressure on D-Orbit and its supply chain that the company\u2019s expansion strategy is designed to address.<\/p>\n Multi-Orbit Logistics Infrastructure<\/p>\n The latest investment also will help D-Orbit move toward its goal of creating an interplanetary logistics infrastructure<\/a> by providing funding for \u201clarger-scale\u201d mergers to \u201cconsolidate our leadership in space infrastructure, intelligence and services,\u201d Rossettini said.\u00a0<\/p>\n