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SAN FRANCISCO — Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies announced an agreement Nov. 26 to manufacture satellites and components for D-Orbit USA.<\/p>

D-Orbit USA<\/a>, formed by Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, selected Spectrum, a subsidiary of Ocutrx Technologies, because \u201chigh-reliability manufacturing is instrumental to our success,\u201d D-Orbit USA CEO Mike Cassidy said in a statement.<\/p>

Spectrum, founded in 1997 to specialize in high-reliability electronics, plans to manufacture printed circuit board assemblies, manufacture harnesses and perform final assembly of D-Orbit USA satellite buses in a new 700-square-meter facility.<\/p>

\u201cTo do the level of assembly that we\u2019re going to do with D-Orbit takes an ISO 8 class 100,000 clean room, which we\u2019re now designing and renovating,\u201d Spectrum CEO Jeff Gilbert told SpaceNews<\/em>. \u201cOur focus will be on D-Orbit in the beginning. As the business model matures, we would be looking at add capacity.\u201d<\/p>

Originally, Spectrum acquired its new facility to produce medical devices. Medical devices and satellites require similar clean rooms.<\/p>

Prior to the partnership with D-Orbit, Spectrum was looking to expand its space business<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

\u201cSpectrum 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,\u201d Gilbert said in a statement. 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.\u201d<\/p>

D-Orbit, founded in 2011, has conducted 14 transportation missions with its ION satellite carrier, hosted 48 payloads and deployed 105 satellites.<\/p>

\u201cWe are thrilled to have Spectrum as our manufacturing partner,\u201d Cassidy said. \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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