NaviGate successfully demonstrates onboard precise orbit determination aboard D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier
ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its autonomous onboard precise orbit determination software, aboard an ION Satellite Carrier operated by D-Orbit. During the demonstration, NaviCode Caravel ran directly on the satellite’s onboard computer, computing the spacecraft’s position in real time using only the raw data of the GNSS receiver already onbo
ROME, 30/09/2026 – NaviGate, an Italian space technology company spun out of Sapienza University of Rome, has successfully completed the in-orbit demonstration (IoD) of NaviCode Caravel, its autonomous onboard precise orbit determination software, aboard an ION Satellite Carrier operated by D-Orbit. During the demonstration, NaviCode Caravel ran directly on the satellite’s onboard computer, computing the spacecraft’s position in real time using only the raw data of the GNSS receiver already onboard, with no additional hardware. Today, knowing precisely where a satellite is remains largely a…