Orbit Fab Takes Two Steps Toward Xenon Refueling

Orbit Fab Takes Two Steps Toward Xenon Refueling

Orbit Fab UK, the company building satellite refueling stations in orbit, made two announcements today that may open the door for xenon gas refueling. Orbit Fab landed a €750,000 ($870,000) ESA contract—as part of the agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program—to work with telecom operators in GEO to integrate xenon refueling technology.  The company also unveiled its next demo mission, which will build flight heri…

Orbit Fab wins ESA contract and unveils In-Orbit Test of new refuelling port - Harwell Campus

Back Orbit Fab wins ESA contract and unveils In-Orbit Test of new refuelling port July 16, 2025 Share Tweet Science and innovation, Space and satellites A Harwell Space Cluster organisation has secured €750k to work with Telecoms primes on refuelling their GEO satellites and dedicates demo mission for new refuelling valve. Orbit Fab, the in-orbit logistics company pioneering space sustainability and dyna…