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 entered the satellite servicing market in 2020 after acquiring Effective Space Solutions, an Israeli satellite life-extension and servicing company.
Astroscale’s LEXI spacecraft is slated to launch to GEO by 2026.
The agreement commits Orbit Fab to supply up to 1,000 kg of xenon propellant to refuel Astroscale’s LEXI vehicles.
Under the initial agreement, Orbit Fab’s GEO fuel shuttle will resupply Astroscale’s fleet of LEXI Servicers with up to 1,000 kg of Xenon propellant.
Under the contract, Orbit Fab will deliver the fuel for a fixed price and Astroscale commits to purchase that fuel.
Astroscale used intellectual property from Effective Space Solutions to develop LEXI and is adding four robotic arms to the vehicle.
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.
Astroscale won a contract from the U.K. Space Agency to study the removal of two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit by 2025.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency selected Astroscale to send a spacecraft into orbit in 2023 to inspect a discarded rocket upper stage.
Atsuyuki Uenaka will serve as Chief Administrative Officer at Astroscale and will continue to lead the company’s administrative functions and internal control processes.
Nobuhiro Matsuyama will work closely with Astroscale’s CEO and global management team to implement the company’s strategy to achieve business expansion and profitable growth.
Atsuyuki Uenaka will serve as Chief Administrative Officer at Astroscale and continue to lead the company’s administrative functions and internal control processes.
Nobuhiro Matsuyama will work closely with Astroscale’s CEO and global management team to implement the firm’s strategy to achieve business expansion and profitable growth.
SSTL provided the client 'target' satellite for Astroscale’s 2021 ELSA-d mission.
The Series F funding round is the largest funding round in Astroscale’s history and brings the company’s total amount raised to U.S. $300,000,000.
Astroscale closed a Series F funding round with additional funding of U.S. $109,000,000.
The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) spacecraft was selected by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project and will enter the assembly phase in early 2022.
Astroscale’s United Kingdom team was awarded a bid to study the removal of two defunct satellites from the UK Space Agency and is maturing End-of-Life technology toward a commercial service offering by 2024.
Astroscale plans to expand regional facilities for mass production in Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States using Series F funding.