Kurs Orbital

Kurs Orbital chooses Piemonte’s thriving space economy as a launching pad for its modules for orbital logistics and assistance.

 The project of the start-up Kurs Orbital originates in Ukraine from an idea by Volodymyr Usov, former President of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU) and finds tangible realization in Torino in 2022 with the opening of the new headquarters to provide a sustainable on-orbit servicing system and make Space more accessible. In a very short time, thanks to its experience and innovative technologies, the company has already established a productive collaboration with Politecnico di Torino and other important players of the Space economy located in the area.

The project in Piemonte

In May 2022, Kurs Orbital was one of the first companies selected to attend the ESA BIC Turin program, an incubator created by the European Space Agency to support the growth of innovative start-ups that is managed by I3P (Business Incubator of the Politecnico di Torino), where since then the company has set its headquarters. The co-founder and CEO Volodymyr Usov, has gathered an impressive team of experts responsible for the development of the Soviet Kurs system that since 1985 has registered 300 successful dockings in orbit. Leveraging on their 38 years of operational experience and by virtue of ground-breaking IPs, the company has developed ARCap, a standard module which enables spacecrafts to autonomously perform rendezvous and docking manoeuvrers, even towards non cooperative targets.

The choice of Piemonte to locate its headquarters lies in its strategic role within Space activities in Italy. As a matter of fact, also thanks to the presence of Thales Alenia Space, Europe's leading satellite producer, the region has become the manufacture center of Space habitats and logistics of the West-world, with a thriving Space Economy sector and excellent connections to potential partners and customers. In addition to its presence in Piemonte, Kurs Orbital also has facilities in Catania (Southern Italy) and Kyiv.

Piemonte Agency's support

Piemonte Agency's extensive connections in the national business network was decisive in the choice of Kurs Orbital to locate in Torino and favoured the launch of strategic partnerships in Italy.

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