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Infinite Orbits Luxembourg Selected for Project HYDRA & ASIMOV 

Infinite Orbits Luxembourg (LMO Sarl) has been selected to participate in two major European defence and security initiatives, HYDRA (Hybrid Defence for Resilient Awareness in GEO) and ASIMOV (Autonomous System for Inspection, Maintenance, defence Operations and manoeuVres), reinforcing its role in advancing sovereign European capabilities for space security, orbital resilience, and in-orbit operations.

These programme selections reflect the growing strategic importance of technologies such as Space Domain Awareness, orbital inspection, rendezvous and proximity operations, and autonomous spacecraft coordination.

As governments, defence organisations and commercial operators become increasingly dependent on assets in geostationary orbit, protecting these systems is emerging as one of the next major challenges in space security. While space infrastructure underpins communications, navigation and defence operations on Earth, the ability to monitor and respond to threats in orbit remains limited.

HYDRA will explore a new approach: a cooperative network of spacecraft capable of monitoring, characterising and responding to potential threats around high-value orbital assets. The concept builds on technologies at the core of Infinite Orbits' expertise, including orbital surveillance, inspection, rendezvous and proximity operations. 

The project brings together Infinite Orbits Luxembourg, Integrasys and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) to advance sovereign European capabilities for Space Domain Awareness and orbital security from Luxembourg. Through the integration of optical and radio-frequency sensing, onboard processing and inter-satellite coordination, HYDRA aims to lay the foundations for future in-orbit protection services.

Selected under the European Defence Fund 2025 programme, HYDRA reflects a growing recognition that resilience in space is becoming as important as access to space itself. For Infinite Orbits, the project represents another step towards enabling safer, more secure and more sustainable operations in orbit.

Cedric van den Meersche, Programme Manager at Infinite Orbits Luxembourg, said: "The selection of both HYDRA and ASIMOV marks an important milestone for our team and demonstrates Luxembourg's growing contribution to European space security. We are proud to be working alongside Integrasys and LIST on projects that strengthen orbital resilience and help advance the sovereign capabilities Europe will need in the years ahead."

Odysseas Arapellis, Technical Lead, and Adam Staincliffe, Business Development at Infinite Orbits Luxembourg, added:

"Geostationary orbit is home to some of the world's most valuable space assets, making awareness and protection capabilities increasingly important. Through HYDRA, we are helping develop technologies that combine sensing, autonomy and secure coordination between spacecraft to improve the resilience and security of critical infrastructure in orbit."

The projects represent another step in Infinite Orbits' ambition to grow its activities in Luxembourg, where its Luxembourg-based subsidiary is developing advanced capabilities for space security, resilience, and next-generation orbital operations