Develops CubeSat platforms and turnkey satellite missions including components, integration and satellite operations.

German Orbital Systems GmbH

Berlin (Reuchlinstr. 10-11, 10553)New on Amplifa

2014Founded

HRB 162046 B, Amtsgericht CharlottenburgRegister court

11 satellites launchedLaunches

600+ operating hoursSatellite Operations

6 monthsTime to launch readiness

About German Orbital Systems

German Orbital Systems GmbH is a Berlin-based space company that has been active in the German NewSpace landscape since 2014. The company offers turnkey solutions for satellite missions, including mission design, satellite platforms (3U, 6U and 16U CubeSats), satellite components, assembly and testing, as well as satellite operations. The platforms follow the NewSpace philosophy based on a modular system of COTS components, whose subsystems are selected from the company's own portfolio or a partner network according to customer and payload requirements. The design comprises a software-defined core, redundantly designed converters and switches, modularity for up to 20 small PCB-based payloads or a 4U payload block, and an autonomous scheduler for the payload duty cycle. The 3U (D-STAR ONE) and 6U (RAVEN) platforms have TRL9 with flight heritage, while the 16U platform (SLOT) is at TRL7. Satellite missions can be ready for launch within six months of contract signing.

Site: Berlin
Processes: Mission design, Satellite platforms (3U/6U/16U CubeSats), Turnkey satellite missions incl. space and launch segment, Consulting services, Satellite components, Assembly and Testing, Satellite Operations
Materials: D-STAR ONE platform, RAVEN platform, SLOT platform, 3U GROOVE platform
Certificates: TRL9 (flight heritage 3U/6U)
Founded: 2014
Industries: NewSpace/Space, Earth Observation, Scientific Research, Student Projects, In-Orbit Verification, ADS-B

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Mission design
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Platform selection and subsystem integration
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Assembly and Testing
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Launch coordination (Launch Segment)
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Satellite Operations

Platforms and Technologies

D-STAR ONE platform

3U CubeSat platform with TRL9 and flight heritage, active/passive AOCS, 1.5–2U free space, S-band downlink and up to 24 W of power.

RAVEN platform

6U platform with TRL9 and flight heritage, active AOCS, 4U free space, X/S-band downlink and up to 72 W of power.

16U

SLOT platform

16U platform at TRL7 (engineering model developed and tested) with active AOCS, 8U free space, X-band downlink, up to 164 W of power and an optional propulsion module.

GROOVE

3U GROOVE platform

3U platform for sharing a single bus among up to 10 users, thereby reducing costs by an order of magnitude.

Locations

Berlin

Headquarters

Platforms

**3U platform (D-STAR ONE)**CubeSat platform · Earth observation, science, IOV

**6U platform (RAVEN)**CubeSat platform · Earth observation, science, IOV

**16U platform (SLOT)**CubeSat platform · Earth observation, science, IOV

**3U GROOVE platform**Multi-user CubeSat bus · Proof of concept

Inside the production

Industries

NewSpace/SpaceEarth ObservationScientific ResearchStudent ProjectsIn-Orbit VerificationADS-B

Additional services

Mission designSatellite platforms (3U/6U/16U CubeSats)Turnkey satellite missions incl. space and launch segmentConsulting servicesSatellite componentsAssembly and TestingSatellite Operations

Quality

The 3U and 6U platforms have TRL9 with proven flight heritage; assembly and testing as well as satellite operations are offered as separate service blocks.

Evidence	Berlin
TRL9 (flight heritage 3U/6U)

History

2014
Founding of German Orbital Systems GmbH; active in the German NewSpace landscape ever since.