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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In 2020 Astroscale U.S. completed acquisition of the assets of Effective Space Solutions.
Astroscale Israel serves as Astroscale’s research and payload development group for life extension of geostationary satellites.
The Memorandum of Understanding between Astroscale Japan, Yusen Logistics, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and Kids Station Inc. aims to work towards creating a safe and sustainable space environment in support of ADRAS-J.
Astroscale Japan signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Yusen Logistics, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., and Kids Station Inc. to support the ADRAS-J mission.
Astroscale placed earlier orders in 2022 with AAC Clyde Space for a Sirius computer and a Starbuck power system totaling GBP 1.8 million (approx. SEK 23.0 million).
Astroscale Ltd. extended its order from AAC Clyde Space for the ELSA-M end-of-life space debris removal service with additional hardware and functionality valued at GBP 0.611 million (approx. SEK 7.7 million).
In May 2021 Astroscale UK selected AAC Clyde Space to co-engineer a satellite platform for the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale Multi-mission (ELSA-M).
Astroscale Japan plans to make on-orbit services, including life extension, a routine basic infrastructure service by 2030.
Astroscale Japan plans to make on-orbit services, including life extension, a routine basic infrastructure service by 2030.
Astroscale Japan plans to make on-orbit services, including life extension, a routine basic infrastructure service by 2030.
The UK Space Agency shortlisted groups led by ClearSpace and Japan-based Astroscale for a mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.
Astroscale is developing its satellite End-of-Life servicing and active debris removal technology for use by commercial and institutional markets by 2025.
Astroscale won the Sustainability in Space award at the European Space Forum in Brussels in October 2022.
Astra Space reached an agreement with Astroscale to provide Astra Spacecraft Engines for the ELSA-M spacecraft platform.
The agreement between Astra and Astroscale expands Astra’s customer base to Europe.
ELSA-M is Astroscale’s space sustainability spacecraft platform designed to safely and responsibly capture and retire multiple client satellites in a single mission.
Astra Space, Inc. reached an agreement with Astroscale Holdings Inc to provide Astra Spacecraft Engines for Astroscale’s ELSA-M space sustainability spacecraft platform on 2022-10-13.
In May 2021, Astroscale UK selected AAC Clyde Space to co-engineer a satellite platform for the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale Multi-mission (ELSA-M).
AAC Clyde Space won a £0.875 million order for a Sirius computer from Astroscale Ltd.
The Sirius computer order follows a £0.94 million order for a Starbuck power system from Astroscale that was announced on 2022-09-22.