# Kurs Orbital 是一家義大利新創公司，開發太空中衛星維修技術。

*aerospace · news · 2024-03-07 · SpaceNews*

## Key points

- Kurs Orbital 獲得由 OTB Ventures 及其他投資者領投的 400 萬美元種子輪資金。
- Kurs 正在開發用於軌道對接及衛星維修的 ARCap 介面模組。
- Kurs 計劃於 2025 年底前交付可用於低地球軌道任務的飛行準備 ARCap 模組。
- ARCap 作為獨立產品提供，並非作為維修載具的一部分。
- Kurs 已與 Clearspace、Thales Alenia 及 D-Orbit 簽訂 ARCap 採用協議。

WASHINGTON — Kurs Orbital, an Italian startup developing technology for in-space satellite servicing, announced March 7 it has secured $4 million in seed funding. Based in Turin, Italy, Kurs was co-founded in 2021 by former director of Ukraine’s space agency Volodymyr Usov. The company relocated to Italy in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine and set up operations at the European Space Agency’s Business Incubation Center. The funding round was led by the European firm OTB Ventures. Other participants include Credo Ventures, Galaxia, In-Q-Tel and Inovo. Usov, who is Kurs’ chief executive, said the seed funds will help to accelerate the development and commercialization of an interface module, called ARCap, that Kurs designed to facilitate in-orbit docking and maneuvers known as rendezvous and proximity operations. Module offered to satellite manufacturers The company does not intend to build servicing vehicles and plans to offer the ARCap as a stand-alone product. “With the help of our investors, we will be able to reach the market sooner, enabling many other startups and companies to start debris removal and satellite servicing operations,” said Usov. He said Kurs aims to deliver a “flight ready” ARCap module by late 2025. “The interface is designed with a modular architecture in mind to be scaled up and down based on application and orbit to be utilized at,” said Usov. The first flight ready system will be developed for missions in low Earth orbit. Usov said Kurs has several agreements with satellite manufacturers and space logistics companies, including Clearspace, Thales Alenia and D-Orbit.

**Companies:** Kurs Orbital, Clearspace, Thales Alenia, D-Orbit
**Countries:** Italy, Ukraine

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