ClearSpace, founded in 2018, is an in-orbit servicing company focused on developing technologies for space debris removal and sustainable space operations. They are building capabilities for a range of in-orbit services, including debris disposal, satellite life extension, in-orbit transport, inspection, repair, and recycling. ClearSpace's major partners and customers include the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency, with whom they are working on active debris removal missions like ClearSpace-1 and CLEAR. Associated keywords: space debris removal, in-orbit servicing, active debris removal (ADR), space sustainability, robotics, ESA, UK Space Agency.
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ClearSpace recently secured about $29,000,000 in a Series A funding round.
ClearSpace recently started procuring parts from subcontractors after completing an initial design phase for the ClearSpace-1 mission.
ClearSpace signed a contract with Arianespace on 2023-05-09 to launch its ClearSpace-1 debris de-orbit mission on Europe’s Vega C rocket in the second half of 2026.
ClearSpace-1 requires a co-passenger compatible with a trip toward a spent upper stage left in an 800-kilometer by 660-kilometer gradual disposal orbit following a 2013 Vega launch.
Clear Space received a Phase B demonstration contract from the U.K. Space Agency in 2022 to demonstrate its active debris removal technology.
ClearSpace and LeoLabs signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on space safety and sustainability initiatives.
In 2022 ClearSpace received a Phase B demo contract from the UK Space Agency to demonstrate its active debris removal technology.
The MOU commits ClearSpace and LeoLabs to collaborate on thought leadership and business opportunities that promote space safety, responsible stewardship of the space environment, and the companies’ services and programs.
LeoLabs and ClearSpace signed a memorandum of understanding on 2023-04-03, in Menlo Park, California.
The memorandum of understanding commits LeoLabs and ClearSpace to work together on initiatives including thought leadership opportunities that promote space safety and responsible stewardship of the space environment and business opportunities that promote their services and programs.
ClearSpace received a Phase B demonstration contract from the UK Space Agency in 2022 to demonstrate its active debris removal technology.
ClearSpace raised about $29,000,000 in a Series A round, bringing its total funding to around $140,000,000.
ClearSpace has started procuring spacecraft parts for its inaugural debris de-orbit mission in 2026.
Under a €110 million contract from the European Space Agency awarded in 2020, ClearSpace aims to use its servicer’s robotic arms to capture a spent upper stage from a 2013 Vega launch.
ClearSpace cleared its first major program review and announced that clearance on 2023-02-21.
ClearSpace, the Swiss startup that won the ESA contract for ClearSpace-1, raised $29,000,000 on 2023-01-19 to advance work on the spacecraft for a planned launch in 2026.
ClearSpace plans to extend the life of an Intelsat satellite in geostationary orbit around 2026–2028 before the satellite runs out of fuel.
ClearSpace has raised about 130,000,000 EUR ($140,000,000) from commercial and government sources to develop its capabilities.
ClearSpace-1 will use a spacecraft with four articulated arms to de-orbit part of a Vega rocket from low Earth orbit.
ClearSpace-1 is baselined to be launched on a Vega-C launcher.