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 executed a broader 30.6 billion yen growth financing round.
Astroscale discussed progress on ELSA-M, CAT, and IRUS with Holger Krag in Harwell.
Astroscale hosted European Space Agency Space Safety Programme Manager Holger Krag in its cleanroom in Harwell during the annual meeting of the Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee.
Astroscale UK & Europe is conducting ELSA-M testing.
Orbit Fab’s first fuel depot is set to launch on the same rocket as Astroscale’s LEXI servicer in June 2026.
Astroscale U.S. and Orbit Fab are targeting a joint June 2026 launch for the first U.S. operational GEO refueling mission.
Astroscale U.S. has a Space Systems Command contract worth $61 million to deliver the first operational hydrazine refueling above geosynchronous Earth orbit.
Astroscale senior vice president of policy and general counsel Janna Lewis believes the EU Space Act may complicate industry compliance.
Dstl awarded Astroscale UK a £5.15 million contract under the Serapis framework via BAE Systems.
The Orpheus mission requires Astroscale UK to operate two spacecraft built by Open Cosmos.
The Orpheus spacecraft development builds on Open Cosmos’s small satellite heritage and incorporates significant design input from Astroscale UK.
Astroscale UK will operate the Orpheus mission from Harwell, Oxfordshire.
The Orpheus mission draws on Astroscale UK in-orbit heritage from the ELSA-d and ADRAS-J missions.
Astroscale UK & Europe completed the design review for the Orpheus mission.
Astroscale’s ELSA-M de-orbit mission is scheduled to launch on an Isar Aerospace flight no earlier than May 2027.
Astroscale and Orbit Fab plan to launch their first refueling mission in geostationary orbit for the U.S. Space Force in 2026.
Astroscale Japan Inc. is a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc.
Astroscale has a hydrazine refueling mission for the United States Space Force scheduled for summer 2026.
Astroscale Japan’s ISSA-J1 mission is scheduled for launch in 2027.
The panel includes ESA Director of Technology Dietmar Pilz, Neuraspace CEO Chiara Manfletti, Astroscale US SVP Janna Lewis, and Cambridge Consultants’ Head of Satellite & Space Stewart Marsh.