Skip to main content
Go to the home page of the European Commission (opens in new window)
English English
CORDIS - EU research results
CORDIS

In-Orbit Services to Satellites Operators

Project description

A life extension service for old satellites

Geostationary satellites are positioned in a fixed location relative to the Earth’s surface, allowing them to provide continuous coverage for communication services like television broadcasting, internet connectivity and telecommunication. However, like all technological devices, these satellites have a limited operational lifetime, typically ranging from 10 to 15 years. The EIC-funded Endurance project will explore what happens to satellites reaching the end of their operational lifespans while in geostationary orbit. It offers a life extension service through rendezvous and docking operations, allowing for repair, maintenance and protection of satellites in orbit. It sets to reshape the market for space infrastructures, ensuring a more sustainable and efficient future for space exploration.

Objective

Infinite Orbits is shaping the new market for space infrastructures by providing services to repair, maintain or protect Spacecraft In Orbit. The immediate commercial application of such services is to maintain and extend the lifetime of satellites, particularly geostationary ones given their value.

“Endurance” is a life extension service satellite to perform rendezvous and docking operations for end-of-life geostationary telecommunications satellites. A baseline study has been completed for the identified cases and a firm order for the preliminary design project is expected before the end of 2021. The first minimum viable product of our service (OrbitGuard, without docking capacity) is expected to achieve commercial flight in orbit by December 2022. The demonstrator of our full servicer for life extension is expected in early 2025 in the ENDURANCE project.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.

You need to log in or register to use this function

Keywords

Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)

Programme(s)

Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.

Topic(s)

Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.

Funding Scheme

Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.

HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance

See all projects funded under this funding scheme

Call for proposal

Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.

(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2022-ACCELERATOR-01

See all projects funded under this call

Coordinator

INFINITE ORBITS
Net EU contribution

Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.

€ 2 254 028,00
Address
8 RUE DES 36 PONTS 7EME ETAGE
31400 TOULOUSE
France

See on map

SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Links
Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

€ 3 220 040,00
My booklet 0 0