Spectrum AMT named manufacturing partner for D-Orbit USA

Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Inc. (Spectrum AMT), a subsidiary of Ocutrx Technologies Inc. and a leader in precision electronics and assemblies manufacturing for more than 25 years, has been named manufacturing partner for D-Orbit USA, the recently formed U.S. member company of Italian space logistics company D-Orbit Group. As part of the partnership, Spectrum is renovating a 7,500 square foot facility, including the construction of a 2,000 square foot ISO 8-100,000 clean room for assembling multiple satellite buses at once. Spectrum will provide material management, printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) manufacturing, harness manufacturing, and final assembly of the D-Orbit USA satellite buses.

“We are honored to partner with the highly respected D-Orbit Group as they enter the U.S. market,” said Spectrum CEO Jeff Gilbert. “Spectrum and D-Orbit share the same values of dedication to our customers, commitment to a high quality of excellence, and relentless pursuit in pushing innovation forward with never-fail electronics and assemblies. Our partnership is a natural fit and we are happy to dedicate a large portion of manufacturing space for them. We look forward to growing together and making a lasting impact on the burgeoning satellite industry.” 

Since its founding in 2011, D-Orbit Group has cemented itself as a market leader in space logistics and transportation, with a lengthy track record of space-proven technologies and successful missions. D-Orbit USA, founded in 2023, will focus on satellite bus design, manufacturing, and business development in the United States satellite market. Its founding team is comprised of distinguished aerospace executives, including Mike Cassidy, CEO, formerly of Google; Mark Krebs, VP of Guidance and Control, formerly of SpaceX and Amazon’s Kuiper; Miles Gazic, VP of Avionics and Software, formerly of SpaceX; Danny Field, VP of Mechanical Engineering, formerly of OneWeb; and David Harrower, VP of Business Development, formerly of Terran Orbital.

Mike Cassidy, CEO of D-Orbit USA, added, “We are excited to kick off this partnership as high-reliability manufacturing is instrumental to our success, and we are thrilled to have Spectrum as our manufacturing partner. The Spectrum team has been a longtime leader in the production of never-fail satellite electronics and assemblies, which makes us proud to partner together to meet the needs of our customers.”

Spectrum is already a manufacturing partner to many of the Fortune 100 Satellite, Aerospace, and Defense contractors in the United States, adhering to AS-9100, ISO, FDA, and NASA J-Standards, as well as the Space Addendum regulations and the principles of never-fail reliability. Spectrum is located in Colorado Springs at the Ocutrx-Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Campus.

D-Orbit USA is based in Boulder, Colorado and is a member company of D-Orbit Group based in Italy and a market leader in the space logistics and transportation services industry. Since 2020, D-Orbit has flown successfully in orbit 14 times. D-Orbit Group has offices in Italy, Portugal, the UK, and the U.S.