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’s ELSA-d servicer lost four of its eight thrusters while preparing for a subsequent capture attempt earlier 2022.
Astroscale aims for the UK to capture $1,000,000,000 of the global On-Orbit Services and Manufacturing market by 2030.
Astroscale projects the on-orbit servicing global economy will reach $4,400,000,000 by 2030.
The U.K. government awarded three contracts with a combined value of about £1 million last year to consortia led by Astroscale, ClearSpace, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. for initial feasibility studies on active debris removal.
Astroscale targets the UK capturing $1,000,000,000 of the global On-Orbit Services and Manufacturing market by 2030.
Astroscale received the Satellite Technology of the Year award in 2021.
Astroscale Holdings Inc. received the Prime Minister’s Award at the Japan Startup Awards in Tokyo on 2022-06-02.
Astroscale’s End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission was launched in March 2021.
Astroscale Ltd opened its office on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in April 2017.
John Auburn concluded his role as Managing Director of Astroscale Ltd on 2022-06-01.
Nick Shave will succeed John Auburn as Managing Director of Astroscale Ltd effective 2022-06-01.
The UK Space Agency provided continued support to develop Astroscale’s ELSA-M technology toward commercial debris-removal services.
The latest phase of the Sunrise programme between the European Space Agency, Astroscale Ltd., and OneWeb will develop a spacecraft servicer designed to remove multiple defunct satellites.
The mission to demonstrate Astroscale’s ELSA-M servicer is scheduled to launch toward the end of 2024.
Astroscale plans to launch a commercial debris removal service for satellite operators soon after the in-orbit demonstration with a vision to make debris removal part of routine operations by 2030.
The 15,000,000 EUR ESA funding enables completion of the design of Astroscale’s ELSA-m servicer spacecraft and progression through manufacturing up to the satellite pre-integration phase.
Astroscale received about $3,200,000 as part of the Sunrise funding to start developing technologies to safely de-orbit satellites like Joey-Sat.
Astroscale received $109,000,000 in its latest funding round on 2021-11-25, bringing total venture capital raised to $300,000,000.
The mission to demonstrate Astroscale’s ELSA-M servicer will launch towards the end of 2024.
The recent funding agreement will support Astroscale Ltd. and their UK partners to complete the design of the ELSA-M servicer and progress through manufacturing up to the satellite pre-integration phase.