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 and Momentus proposed working together to attach a vehicle to the Hubble Space Telescope and raise its orbit.
Luc Piguet expects the U.K. to select either ClearSpace or Japan-based Astroscale early next year for a British mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.
Astroscale U.S. Inc. and Momentus Inc. are collaborating to offer NASA a sustainable solution for the agency’s Hubble Reboost efforts.
Astroscale U.S. opened a new 13,500-square-foot headquarters facility in Denver, Colorado.
Astroscale U.S., CisLunar Industries, and Colorado State University received a $1,700,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a circular propulsion ecosystem based on recycling metal in space.
Astroscale provides Life Extension services to keep geostationary orbit satellites in operation after fuel depletion.
Astroscale U.S. began operations in 2019 and selected Denver as its base of operations.
The announcement about Astroscale’s new JPY 3 billion revolving credit line with MUFG Bank was dated 2023-04-27 in Tokyo, Japan.
Astroscale signed a 3-year term loan agreement totaling JPY 5 billion (approx. USD 35 million) with MUFG Bank in September 2022.
A recent loan from Mizuho Bank, Ltd. and the new MUFG credit facilities bring Astroscale’s cumulative debt raised to JPY 14 billion (approx. USD 106 million).
Astroscale secured a revolving credit line of JPY 3 billion (approx. USD 22 million) with MUFG Bank, Ltd.
On 2023-04-25 in Tokyo, Japan, Astroscale Holdings Inc. entered into a loan agreement of JPY 3 billion with Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
The JPY 3 billion loan from Mizuho Bank to Astroscale is approximately USD 22 million.
The JPY 3 billion loan increases Astroscale’s cumulative debt raised to JPY 11 billion, approximately USD 83 million.
The USD $1,700,000 project is led by CisLunar Industries and includes partners such as Astroscale U.S. and Colorado State University.
The JPY 3 billion loan increases Astroscale’s cumulative debt raised to JPY 11 billion (approximately $83,000,000).
Astroscale U.S., CisLunar Industries, and Colorado State University received a $1,700,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a circular propulsion ecosystem based on recycling metal in space to enable enhanced satellite mobility.
The JPY 3 billion loan will provide Astroscale with additional financial support for the company’s current and future projects.
Astroscale U.S. began operations in 2019 and selected Denver as its base of operations.
Astroscale provides on-orbit services across all orbits, including End-of-Life services for defunct satellites prepared for servicing, In-Space Situational Awareness/Inspection, Life Extension for geostationary satellites, and Active Debris Removal of large non-prepared debris.