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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Sabrina Andiappane is Luxembourg Managing Director of ClearSpace.
ClearSpace espera que, un año después de la finalización del proyecto Prelude, sea posible prestar servicios recurrentes de inspección en órbita.
La Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) y ClearSpace han iniciado la misión de demostración de tecnología llamada Prelude, cuyo lanzamiento está previsto para 2027.
Luc Piguet, director ejecutivo de ClearSpace, afirma que Prelude es una misión crucial de reducción de riesgos y validación para la misión de extensión de la vida útil de Phoenix GEO.
ClearSpace-1 puede beneficiarse de la experiencia adquirida a través de la misión Prelude.
ClearSpace está colaborando con la ESA en el programa Phoenix GEO, que desarrolla formas de mantener satélites en órbita y extender su vida útil.
ClearSpace fue fundada en Suiza en 2018 y tiene su sede en Luxemburgo.
ClearSpace está trabajando estrechamente con la ESA en el proyecto ClearSpace-1, que demostrará operaciones de eliminación activa de basura espacial.
The LRDR system is located at Clear Space Force Station in Alaska.
Vigil is one of three central ESA missions aimed at enhancing space safety, along with Hera and Clearspace-1.
The ClearSpace-1 object measures 60x60x80 centimeters and will be retrieved using four robotic arms before a controlled reentry into the atmosphere.
The launch of the ClearSpace-1 mission is scheduled for 2029.
The ClearSpace-1 mission aims to demonstrate the ability to capture and deorbit a non-cooperative space debris weighing approximately 95 kilograms.
Astroscale Ltd (Astroscale UK), D-Orbit, and ClearSpace jointly secured GBP 690,000 excluding VAT from the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology for a Regulatory Sandbox project to test Rendezvous and Proximity Operations missions.
ClearSpace intends to remove an imaging satellite for the European Space Agency but has not provided a timeline after pivoting from plans to de-orbit part of a Vega rocket in 2026.
The British subsidiaries of Astroscale and ClearSpace each received about 2.35 million British pounds before tax on 2024-09-11 to continue de-risking robotic arm capture systems and debris de-tumbling capabilities.
ClearSpace has been awarded a new contract by the UK Space Agency to further develop the CLEAR mission.
ClearSpace aims to achieve the objectives of the new CLEAR mission phase by March 2025.
The new UK Space Agency contract provides £2.35M in funding to ClearSpace for the CLEAR mission.
The UK Space Agency awarded funds to consortiums led by Astroscale and ClearSpace to continue developing a servicer capable of removing two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.