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 Japan will launch the ADRAS-J satellite later in 2023 to rendezvous with and inspect a 3-tonne upper-stage H-IIA rocket body as part of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) Project.
Astroscale Holdings Inc received a U.S. $23,000,000 investment from Yusaku Maezawa.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Astroscale Holdings Inc. agreed to collaborate on the joint development and manufacturing of sustainably designed satellite buses for Japanese national security constellations.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation invested U.S. $25,000,000 in Astroscale Holdings Inc.’s Series G funding round.
The collaboration between Mitsubishi Electric and Astroscale for the satellite buses is separate from Mitsubishi Electric’s $25,000,000 investment in Astroscale’s Series G round.
Astroscale has opened new facilities in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Israel to develop its services and meet increasing customer demand.
Astroscale plans to launch a spacecraft on a Rocket Lab Electron early 2023 to inspect a discarded upper stage of a Japanese H2-A rocket under a JAXA contract called ADRAS-J.
Astroscale and Mitsubishi Electric agreed to jointly develop and build satellite chassis with standardized magnetic plates for easier capture and de-orbiting by servicers.
Astroscale expects to open a global headquarters facility in Tokyo, Japan later 2023.
Astroscale UK plans to demonstrate the ELSA-M servicer in 2024 in partnership with OneWeb, the UK Space Agency, and the European Space Agency.
Astroscale Holdings Inc. received a U.S. $23,000,000 investment from Yusaku Maezawa.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation invested U.S. $25,000,000 in Astroscale Holdings Inc.'s Series G funding round.
Astroscale raised $76,000,000 in a Series G funding round.
Astroscale has a global headquarters facility scheduled to open in Tokyo in 2023.
Astroscale plans to remove a yet-to-be-announced defunct satellite from low Earth orbit next year as part of the ELSA-m mission in partnership with OneWeb and the U.K. and European space agencies.
Mitsubishi Electric invested $25,000,000 in Astroscale’s Series G funding round.
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Astroscale Holdings agreed to collaborate on the joint development and manufacturing of sustainably designed satellite buses for Japanese national security constellations.
Astroscale has raised more than $376,000,000 since it was founded a decade ago.
With the Series G closing, Astroscale has raised a total of approximately U.S. $376,000,000 since establishment.
The End of Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission demonstrated a series of key technologies required for space debris removal in 2021 and 2022.