In news issued by DHL, the logistics company announces the latest partnership with D-Orbit. The partnership marks a new milestone for DHL in taking forward its global activity.
Together with D-Orbit, the two organizations are collaborating on innovative logistics solutions to help ION Satellite Carrier on its way to space. The satellite – designed and developed by D-Orbit – is scheduled to launch at Cape Canaveral, Florida in January 2021.
“We are excited about this partnership for two main reasons. First, D-Orbit shares our vision of reliable, safe and sustainable logistics to connect people and improve lives. D-Orbit has developed its solutions by placing an intelligent, safe and efficient orbital, transport at the heart of its physical vision, for commercial and human expansion that must be – in the first place – sustainable, and secondly, this project came to life because of its operating within the company.It is a great example of how we work closely with our innovation experts from DHL CSI to develop advanced business solutions and implement innovation , “said Tim Scharwath, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Freight.
“We are proud to support our D-Orbit partner with this vital mission, as we believe the next few years will see a significant expansion, which we also marked for the first time. in the latest edition of DHL Trend Logistics Trend. . There are huge opportunities ahead for service providers in this area. We strongly believe in the potential to develop advanced and sustainable solutions, especially for future transportation and storage, ”said Mario Zini, Head of DHL Global Forwarding. Italy.
Space logistics: a new frontier for the logistics industry
With the acceleration of technological advances and success, coupled with exciting developments in the private and public sector, the vision of living and settling a place is ever-growing. DHL reports that satellite logistics has become the latest face of the logistics industry, “with the expectation that tens of thousands of low and medium-orbit (LEO and MEO) satellites will be launched in the next few years. ”
As a result, DHL emphasizes that many emerging space logistics questions need to be answered in order for the industry to be successful and sustainable in the future, including:
- How are supply chains designed and managed?
- How is a collection of space debris cut and turned back?
- As launch rates and emissions increase, are there more sustainable ways to transport objects into space?
- How can goods be packaged to survive in the true forces of soft rocket and be exposed to the high radiation and extreme temperatures of the space environment?
While the industry raises many questions, DHL notes that despite changes in location, speeds and levels of gravity, the fundamental challenge is in delivering goods from point A to point B, safe, on time and with the greatest possible efficiency, yet. The same.
“DHL Global Forwarding is a worldwide leader in logistics, and D-Orbit is an emerging leader in the space and transportation logistics sector. The success of our recent ION Satellite Carrier mission established D -Orbit as the first orbital transport company, with the ability to insert satellites into precision orbital slots.The next step in our roadmap is In-Orbit Service: moving satellites that are exist from one orbit to another, carrying out repair and refueling work for vehicles in orbit, and removing satellites at the end of the mission, thus making the best use of resources and maintaining a clean place, ”concluded Jonathan Firth, Chief Operating Officer at D-Orbit.
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