Dead Orbit

Dead Orbit is one of the five human factions of the Guardians of the City. Dead Orbit Foundries appears to be a shipyard, or an organisation known to produce starships, owned by the Dead Orbit faction. Dead Orbit grudgingly maintains a presence in the Tower to equip their champions in the Crucible. "Superb" technicians and specialists work for the group.

Members of Dead Orbit intend to escape an already dying Earth before the Darkness's return, as they've given up on the Traveler and put little faith in the City's ability to hold out against a major attack. While they recognize that such a move could be very costly in terms of lives, they see no other alternative for survival, and instead put their faith in finding enough Golden Age technology in vaults and abandoned shipyards to allow them to escape and find a new homeworld. They are even willing to cross New Monarchy's legal authority to achieve this end, but they also recognize they will need to bring Guardians to their cause in order to fight against any future threats.

Known Individuals

 * Arach Jalaal

Quotes
"Travel the wilderness and master it. This is our salvation."

- helmet description "The enemy stands between us and salvation. Open the way."

- helmet description

"We must make our own safety without the City."

- gauntlet description

"Humanity has been caged. We will break the bars."

- chest armor description

"It will be cold and harrowing and we will not all survive. But it must be done."

- leg armor description

"The stars are calling."

- cloak description

"Find the way."

- cloak description

"Our fate is not sealed. With the proper will, and enough force, it can be rewritten."

- bond description

"...'til even the stars heed our calling."

- bond description

"The stars are calling."

- mark description

"Our will is such that we find strength in the gaze of Death itself."

- mark description

Trivia

 * The name and logo of Dead Orbit may refer to the Traveler hovering above Earth.
 * It has quickly become a meme on Bungie.net to say: "Dead Orbit is the best orbit."

List of appearances

 * Destiny