Pandion Orbital

Pandion Orbital is an American commercial space launch brokerage and satellite deployment company that offers low-cost, fixed-price rideshare launch services for CubeSats and small satellites, aiming to make launching a satellite as straightforward and accessible as booking a commercial flight. The company provides access to SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare missions starting at $15,000 per unit for standardized CubeSat form factors and is developing the Skyliner, a 98U ESPA-class CubeSat deployer designed using space-grade components for reliable and cost-effective mass satellite deployment. Pandion Orbital was formed as a joint venture between Skyline Celestial, a San Francisco-based satellite company founded by an engineer with Israeli CubeSat program experience, and Fossa Systems, a Spanish satellite organization with expertise in picosatellite engineering. The company announced its brokerage services and the Skyliner deployer at the International Astronautical Congress in 2020 and opened pre-orders for its first SpaceX rideshare deployment mission. Pandion Orbital targets researchers, startups, universities, and commercial operators seeking affordable and flexible access to low Earth orbit without the complexity and expense of dedicated launch procurement.