Astroscale is a public, on-orbit servicing company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, committed to the safe and sustainable development of space. As the first private company dedicated to in-orbit servicing across all orbits, Astroscale develops innovative solutions for end-of-life services, active debris removal, in-situ space situational awareness, and life extension of satellites. They work with government and commercial stakeholders like JAXA, U.S. Space Force, ESA, and OneWeb to develop norms and technologies for responsible space operations, aiming to mitigate the growing hazard of space debris.
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Astroscale U.S. is funded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for its Astroscale U.S. Refueler mission.
The Astroscale U.S. Refueler carries a refillable hydrazine tank designed to support two refueling operations.
Open Cosmos is partnering with Astroscale on the Orpheus mission to enhance space situational awareness.
The Astroscale U.S. Refueler is manifested for a summer 2026 launch.
Astroscale U.S. Refueler will attempt the first-ever hydrazine refueling operations above GEO against U.S. Space Force Tetra-5 satellites.
Astroscale participates in international missions with JAXA, space agencies around the world, and private-sector partners.
The SKY Perfect JSAT-Astroscale partnership is intended to enable reliable and sustainable use of the space environment.
Astroscale has demonstrated rendezvous and proximity operations capabilities since March 2021 through missions such as ELSA-d and ADRAS-J.
SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Astroscale Holdings Inc. agreed to form a commercial and financial partnership focused on new space services business opportunities.
SKY Perfect JSAT and Astroscale will collaborate on in-orbit services, including inspection, repair, and satellite life-extension initiatives led by Astroscale.
Astroscale provides in-orbit service solutions including inspection and diagnostics for both non-functional and operational spacecraft, life extension, repair, and satellite upgrades.
The Astroscale and SKY Perfect JSAT partnership will focus on satellite inspection, repair, and life-extension services.
Astroscale Holdings Inc. and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation have formed a strategic partnership that includes SKY Perfect JSAT’s investment in Astroscale.
Astroscale specializes in on-orbit servicing technologies.
The Astroscale and SKY Perfect JSAT partnership includes joint development of new business opportunities linked to in-orbit operations.
Astroscale’s ISSA-J1 mission is a commercial multi-orbit satellite inspection initiative scheduled for a 2027 launch.
Astroscale intends to use the capital from the financing round to fund facility expansions and mature its technical systems for long-term servicing contracts.
On May 19, 2026, Astroscale Holdings Inc. and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announced a strategic capital and business alliance.
SKY Perfect JSAT will invest 800 million yen in Astroscale through a third-party allotment of common shares.
The settlement date for SKY Perfect JSAT’s investment in Astroscale is scheduled for June 5, 2026.