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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OneWeb and Astroscale Ltd. will develop new spacecraft technology to safeguard the satellite economy supported in part by a €14.8 million investment.
Astroscale and AstroAgency collaborated on voluntary initiatives over the 18 months prior to 2022 and Astroscale became a client of AstroAgency at the start of 2022.
AstroAgency won a contract with Astroscale for a client project at the start of 2022.
Astroscale’s LEXI spacecraft is slated to launch to GEO by 2026.
Astroscale’s purchase of up to 1,000 kg of xenon expands LEXI’s scope and flexibility to perform on-orbit servicing missions.
Under the agreement, Orbit Fab’s GEO fuel shuttle will resupply Astroscale’s fleet of LEXI Servicers with up to 1,000 kg of xenon propellant.
Orbit Fab and Astroscale U.S. Inc. have signed a commercial agreement to refuel Astroscale’s Life Extension In-Orbit (LEXI) Servicer in geostationary orbit (GEO).
Astroscale lost half of the servicer’s eight thrusters before resuming the ELSA-d mission.
Astroscale will seek to validate a low-power radio sensor needed for the servicer to operate more autonomously.
Astroscale plans to move the servicer to within 160 meters of the client in the near future.
Astroscale plans to resume its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission to capture a satellite acting as debris in low Earth orbit.
Astroscale used a complex mix of burns with remaining thrusters, aerodynamic drag, and natural perturbations of Earth’s gravity to safely position the servicer.
Astroscale aims to continue the ELSA-d mission after resolving other undisclosed anomalies.
The contract renewal between Astroscale Japan Inc. and METI was dated 2022-04-04 in Tokyo.
Astroscale Japan Inc. renewed its contract with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a second year to research and develop extra-vehicular general-purpose robotic arm and hand technologies.
Astroscale aims to deliver commercial satellite services globally and make on-orbit servicing a routine activity by 2030.
Astroscale launched the commercial on-orbit demonstrator ELSA-d into orbit at an altitude of 550 km.
The European Space Agency selected Astroscale Ltd. to lead a collision avoidance study within the CREAM activities of ESA’s Space Safety Program.
The Astroscale-led consortium will review alternative means of uploading commands to satellites, including expanding ground station networks, data relays, and using a Galileo Signal-In-Space service.
Astroscale is leading a multidisciplinary team of experts based in the UK and Europe for the CREAM 2 study.