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-M mission is supported by the UK Space Agency through the European Space Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems program as part of the Sunrise Partnership Project.
Astroscale France and Exotrail have signed a contract to develop a satellite deorbiting mission.
Astroscale was identified as a company making strong progress in in-orbit servicing technologies outside the U.S.-Europe framework.
Orbit Fab has contracts with the U.S. Space Force, AFRL, DIU, the U.K. Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and Astroscale.
Isar Aerospace will launch Astroscale UK’s ELSA-M mission.
The UK Space Agency supports Astroscale’s ELSA-M mission through the European Space Agency’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems program.
Astroscale’s ELSA-M mission is majority self-funded.
Astroscale’s ELSA-M mission is part of the Sunrise Partnership Project, a public-private partnership between the European Space Agency and Eutelsat.
Astroscale Ltd is the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc.
Isar Aerospace will launch Astroscale Ltd’s ELSA-M In-Orbit Demonstration mission.
ELSA-M has been primarily funded privately by Astroscale and also received support from the UK Space Agency through the European Space Agency’s Connectivity and Secure Communications programme.
Astroscale identified JMoD Project, Orpheus, and CAT-IOD as TBD or undisclosed items in its launch schedule as of March 2026.
Astroscale’s FY2028-or-later launch expectation for ELSA-M represented at least a one-year delay from the company’s expected 2026 launch date as of June 2025.
Astroscale listed APS-R and LEXI-P in its launch schedule for FY2027/4 and FY2028/4, respectively, as of March 2026.
Astroscale has signed a contract with Isar Aerospace for the launch of its ELSA-M spacecraft on Spectrum.
Astroscale Holdings selected Isar Aerospace to launch its ELSA-M orbital debris removal demonstration mission no earlier than 2027.
Astroscale listed ELSA-M, ISSA-J1, and ADRAS-J2 in its launch schedule as of March 2026.
Astroscale’s UK subsidiary signed a launch contract with Isar Aerospace for the ELSA-M mission on 13 March.
Astroscale listed COSMIC and REFLEX-J in its launch schedule for FY2029/4 and FY2030/4, respectively, as of March 2026.
Astra Carta seal will fly on Astroscale’s ELSA-M satellite mission.