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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ATLAS Space Operations will support Astroscale, LinaSpace, and Axelspace in their space-based missions using the Freedom Platform.
Astroscale’s End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission launched successfully on 2021-03-22.
GK Launch Services postponed the launch of Astroscale’s ELSA-d and rescheduled it to Monday, 2021-03-22, at 06:07 UTC.
Astroscale expects to complete the main demonstration elements of ELSA-d by the end of 2021.
The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration mission (ELSA-d) will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 2021-03-20 at 6:07 am UTC.
The UK Space Agency aims for the licence to facilitate future Astroscale missions for end-of-life and active debris removal services.
The UK Space Agency has licensed the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission.
Astroscale U.S. offered internships in space policy, marketing and communications, engineering, and strategy for Summer 2021.
Astroscale will launch ELSA-d, described as the world’s first end-to-end demonstration of orbital debris removal, on 2021-03-20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Astroscale launched the #SpaceSustainability project and its official website on 2021-02-18.
Astroscale operates globally with offices or business activities in Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Israel.
Astroscale was founded in 2013 to develop commercial space debris removal services including End-of-Life (EOL) services, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), and Life Extension (LEX) services.
Astroscale will launch the space debris removal demonstration satellite ELSA-d on 2021-03-20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket provided by GK Launch Services.
Astroscale is defining business cases and working with government and commercial stakeholders to develop norms, regulations, and incentives for the responsible use of space.
Astroscale Holdings Inc. shipped the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) satellite to Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a March 2021 launch.
Astroscale performed final intensive preparation activities through the end of 2020 for the scheduled March 2021 launch of ELSA-d.
Astroscale Holdings Inc. shipped its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) satellite to Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a March 2021 launch on a Soyuz rocket.
Astroscale acquired intellectual property that provides the company a foothold in GEO satellite servicing.
Astroscale will launch the world’s first commercial debris removal demonstration mission in low Earth orbit (LEO) in March 2021.
Astroscale’s future missions include Phase I of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) project scheduled to launch in early 2023.