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ION Satellite Carrier

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Space tug by D-Orbit
ION Satellite Carrier
ManufacturerD-Orbit
Country of originItaly
Websitehttps://www.dorbit.space/launch-deployment
Specifications
Spacecraft typeSatellite dispenser
Design life> 3 years
Capacity
Payload toLEO
Mass160 kg
Production
StatusActive
Planned1
Launched14
Operational14
Maiden launch3 September 2020
Last launch16 August 2024
Related spacecraft
Flown withFalcon 9 Block 5
Vega

ION Satellite Carrier (formerly ION CubeSat Carrier) is a satellite platform developed, manufactured, and operated byItalian companyD-Orbit. The platform features a customizable 64Usatellite dispenser capable of hosting a combination ofCubeSats that fits the volume. Throughout a mission, ION Satellite Carrier can release the hosted satellites individually, changing orbital parameter between one deployment and the next.[1] Each of the miniature CubeSats weighs a few kilograms.

The organization also developed a D3 (D-Orbit Decommissioning Device) system, which has obtained funding from theEuropean Commission and theEuropean Space Agency, to safely dispose of satellites at the end of their lives and avoid adding to the problems created by the approximately 130 million pieces of space debris. According to D-Orbit, a spacecircular economy is feasible, and space recycling will soon be a new sector. This will involve using local resources such as dead satellites to create spaceships in space.[2][3]

The inaugural mission, named Origin, was launched onVega flight VV16 from theGuiana Space Centre inFrench Guiana on September 3, 2020.[4] The vehicle, named ION SCV Lucas, carried 12 SuperDove satellites fromPlanet Labs. On September 25, ION SCV Lucas released successfully the first SuperDove satellite of the batch; the last satellite was deployed on October 28. As of December 2023, ION SCV has successfully completed 13 missions, 1 as a payload of aVega rocket and 12 as a payload of aFalcon 9 Block 5 rocket.

D-Orbit is a successful alumnus of the European Space Agency's incubator, ESA BIC Portugal, and the two firms collaborated on Project Sunrise, an active debris removal project, in 2019.[2][5]

Mission overview

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The carrier deployed CubeSats one by one using a spring release mechanism once positioned in aSun-synchronous orbit at 500 km. The 60 cm cubic dispenser allows for several combinations of 1U, 2U, 3U, 3U+, 6U, 6U+, 12U and 12U+ Cubesats along the vertical axis. After completion of the up to one month long deployment phase, ION CubeSat Carrier will initiate a validation phase of its payloads directly integrated on the platform.[6]

Missions

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Past missions

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Mission NameSpacecraftDateLaunch VehiclePayloadCustomersOutcome
OriginION SCV-001Lucas3 September 2020VegaUnited StatesFlock-4v × 12Planet LabsSuccess
PulseION SCV-002Laurentius24 January 2021Falcon 9 Block 5United StatesFlock-4s × 8Planet LabsSuccess
United StatesSpaceBEE × 12Swarm Technologies
Italy ARGO (hosted)EICAS Automazione
Spain DRAGO (hosted)IAC
Wild RideION SCV-003Dauntless David30 June 2021Falcon 9 Block 5United Arab Emirates GhalibMarshall IntechSuccess
Thailand NAPA-2RTAF
Spain NEPTUNOElecnor Deimos
Kuwait QMR-KWTOrbital Space
BulgariaSPARTANEnduroSat
Finland W-CubeReaktor Space
Italy LaserCube (hosted)Italian Stellar Project
United Kingdom Nebula (hosted)D-Orbit UK
United States Worldfloods (hosted)Frontier Development Lab
Dashing Through the StarsION SCV-004Elysian Eleonora13 January 2022Falcon 9 Block 5United States DODONAUSCSuccess
Poland LabSatSatRevolution
Poland STORK 1, 2SatRevolution
Poland SW1FTSatRevolution
Czech Republic VZLUSat-2VZLU
ItalySwedenFinland cloud platform (hosted)D-Orbit / Unibap /VTT
SpacelustION SCV-005Almighty Alexius1 April 2022Falcon 9 Block 5Luxembourg KSF2 × 4Kleos SpaceSuccess
Chile PlantSatUniversity of Chile
Chile SUCHAI 2, 3University of Chile
Italy UP-box (hosted)Upmosphere
Infinite BlueION SCV-006Thrilling Thomas25 May 2022Falcon 9 Block 5Spain Guardian 1Aistech SpaceSuccess
United StatesItalySBUDNICBUSE /CNR
United States Crypto-1 (hosted)Cryptosat
Italy GEN-01 (hosted)Genergo
Second Star to the RightION SCV-007Glorious Gratia3 January 2023Falcon 9 Block 5Switzerland Astrocast × 4Astrocast SASuccess
Italy FUTURA-SM1NPC Spacemind
Italy FUTURA-SM3NPC Spacemind
SwedenUnited States Kelpie 1ACC Clyde Space / Orbcomm
United Arab EmiratesTurkey Sharja-Sat-1SAASST /ITU
ION SCV-008Fierce FranciscusIsrael TAUSAT2Tel Aviv University
United States Cryptosat-2 (hosted)Cryptosat
Spain DRAGO-2 (hosted)IAC
Italy Genergo-2 (hosted)Genergo
? (hosted)(undisclosed)
StarfieldION SCV-009Eclectic Elena31 January 2023Falcon 9 Block 5United StatesSatellite simulatorEBADSuccess
Germany ADEO-N3 (hosted)HPF
Switzerland Bunny (hosted)EPFL
New Zealand SD-1 (hosted)StardustMe
GuardianION SCV-010Masterful Matthaeus15 April 2023Falcon 9 Block 5European Union ELO-3EutelsatSuccess
SwedenCanada EPICHyper-1AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern
Canada Kepler-20, 21Kepler Communications
Brazil VCUB1Visiona
Belgium MicroCMG (hosted)Veoware
Italy SCORPIO (hosted)Elettronica Group
Above the SkyION SCV-011Savvy Simon12 June 2023Falcon 9 Block 5SwedenCanada EPICHyper-2AAC Clyde Space / WyvernSuccess
SwedenUnited States Kelpie-2AAC Clyde Space /Orbcomm
United States Outpost Mission 1Outpost Space
Vatican CityItaly SpeiSatDicastery for Communication /ASI
European Union ELO-4Eutelsat
Germany AlbaPod × 2 (hosted)Alba Orbital
Switzerland NaviLEOTM (hosted)SpacePNT
United Kingdom ODIN-DU1 (hosted)ODIN Space
United Kingdom UKRI SWIMMR-1 (hosted)UKRI
Cosmic WanderION SCV-013Ultimate Hugo11 November 2023Falcon 9 Block 5United States Crypto3CryptosatSuccess
SwedenCanada EPICHyper-3AAC Clyde Space / Wyvern
SwedenPoland Intuition-1AAC Clyde Space / KP Labs
United StatesLemur-2 NANAZSpire Global
United States OSW CazorlaOdyssey SpaceWorks
Italy PiCo-IoT × 9Apogeo Space
SwedenUnited States Ymir-1AAC Clyde Space /Saab AB /Orbcomm
Germany AlbaPod × 2 (hosted)Alba Orbital
Poland Antelope (hosted)KP Labs
Italy Gen-03 (hosted)Genergo
Italy Radiosat&Beamasat (hosted)PICOSATS
BeyondION SCV-015Daring Diego1 December 2023Falcon 9 Block 5Spain ALISIO-1IACSuccess
Thailand LOGSATSPatriot Infovention
Germany NanoFF A, BTU Berlin
Germany AlbaPod (hosted)Alba Orbital
United States MI:1 (hosted)TRL11
United States Pono 1 (hosted)Privateer
Italy RECS (hosted)Polimi
New Zealand Z01 SuperTorquer (hosted)Zenno Astronautics
Celestial BlissION SCV-012Magnificent Monica16 August 2024Falcon 9 Block 5United StatesLemur-2 × 4Spire GlobalSuccess
United States Sedna-1AAC SpaceQuest
United States Poseidon M1.5Miles Space
South Korea TetraPLEX (hosted)TelePIX


AscendION SCV Eminent Emmanuel'14 January 2025Falcon 9 Block 5United Kingdom Data DOT × 4Space DotsSuccess
United Kingdom SWIMMRUK Research and Innovation
Germany AlbaPod PocketQube (hosted)Alba Orbital
United States Poseidon M1.5Miles Space
Endelss SkyION SCV Amazing Antonius14 January 2025Falcon 9 Block 5Thailand LOGSATS-2EOS OrbitSuccess
Portugal PoSAT-2LusoSpace
United States Mission Impossible: 2 (hosted)TRL11
France Hitchhiker 1SpaceLocker
United States K2 Space Component Mission (hosted)K2 Space
ItalyAI-eXpress (AIXp)Planetek
Wish Upon a StarION SCV Marvelous Mathias145 March 2025Falcon 9 Block 5Thailand LOGSATS-2EOS OrbitSuccess
Italy HERMES 1-6 (High Energy

Rapid Modular Ensemble of Satellites)

Italian Space Agency
Portugal DARK (hosted)Arkadia Space
Germany GO-2 Propulsion System (hosted)Morpheus Space
Switzerland Clustergate-1DPhi Space
United States Shooting Star MemorialBeyond Burials





Space BoundION SCV Charismatic Carlus23 June 2025Falcon 9 Block 5United States LemurSpireSuccess
Japan PBI (hosted)Pale Blue
United Kingdom Rogue Thrusters (hosted)Magdrive
France Early Test Payload (hosted)Constellation Global


SkytrailION SCV Passionate Paula23 June 2025Falcon 9 Block 5South Korea DNAV (Deep Space

Navigation) (payload)

telePIXSuccess
Italy AI-eXpress (AIX) (hosted)Planetek Italia
GermanyAustriaItaly ROQuET -

Reconfigurable lower Orbit QuantumComputer for Earth observation Technology (hosted)

University of Vienna
CNR Milano
DLR


Ride With MeION SCV Galactic Georgius28 November 2025Falcon 9 Block 5United States LEMUR-2-HOTSPUR-TOMSpireSuccess
United States Lacuna-5 and Lacuna-6Spire
Italy LaserCube Compact ISL 1000 (hosted)Stellar Project
D-Orbit
United States MS-1 / Mission Nicoló (hosted)Spaceium
Japan PBI (hosted)Pale Blue
We Need More SpaceION SCV Stellar Stephanus1 December 2025Falcon 9 Block 5United States LEMUR-2-STARLIGHT and

LEMUR-2-TARTIFLETTE

SpireSuccess
United States Lacuna-3 and Lacuna-4Spire
Finland Foresail-1 prime (hosted)Aalto University
Italy AI-eXpress 1 Plus (AIX-1+)(hosted)Planetek Italia
D-Orbit
AIKO
Italy LaserCube Compact ISL 1000 (hosted)Stellar Project
D-Orbit
Australia StardustMe SD-3 (hosted)Stardust Me

Planned missions

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Mission NameSpacecraftDateLaunch VehiclePayloadCustomersOutcome

See also

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References

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  1. ^"D-Orbit launches its first ION Satellite Carrier".www.spacenewsfeed.com. Archived fromthe original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved2020-11-17.
  2. ^ab"D-Orbit brings tiny nano satellites to space for collecting climate change data".European Investment Bank. Retrieved2021-05-17.
  3. ^"Mitigating space debris generation".www.esa.int. Retrieved2021-05-17.
  4. ^Clark, Stephen."Cluster of international satellites ready for ride into orbit on Vega rocket – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved2021-05-17.
  5. ^"Stories: Meet D-Orbit, the EIC-funded startup cleaning up space junk in orbit | European Innovation Council".community-smei.easme-web.eu. Archived fromthe original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved2021-05-17.
  6. ^"ION".InOrbit Now (in Italian). Archived fromthe original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved2019-03-19.

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