Deimos Joins GEORyder Consortium which develops Reusable Orbital Transfer Vehicle for geostationary orbits

GeoRyder is led by Infinite Orbits, a NewSpace in orbit services company focused on GEO orbit, and supported by the EU under the Horizon Grant. As part of this arrangement, Deimos will add the control module for proximity operations and its standardised attitude orbit control subsystem “READY-200” to the GEORyder project.

GEORyder aims to design a reusable Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) that will provide cost-effective, sustainable, and reliable access to geostationary orbits (GEO) for small satellites. It intends to transform the European space landscape, which suffers logistical challenges that constrain smallsat access to GEO.

Providing reliable and affordable means of GEO access for smallsats operators, GEORyder requires less CAPEX than direct GEO launches and avoids significant delays in deployment. Its target is the satellite servicing and relocation markets, which has seen an immense growth in recent years.

READY-200 is highly configurable and particularly suited for Earth Observation missions. Deimos developed the system in collaboration with ESA. It can easily and quickly support new operational modes and hardware configurations. This simplifies development of the mission and reduces overall development costs. The AOCS leverages extensive past development, adapting the hardware to survive in the GEO radiation environment and providing new operational modes.