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 Holdings promotes the AIRS (Atmospheric Impact of Reentered Spacecraft) initiative with Planet Labs as a founding member and the University of Southampton as a participant.
Planet Labs and Astroscale will share non-proprietary information about their satellite manufacturing processes and material compositions for AIRS research.
Mike Lindsay is the Chief Technology Officer of Astroscale.
AIRS is an industry-academia collaboration led by Astroscale Holdings with Planet Labs and the University of Southampton as founding participants.
Astroscale Holdings coordinates AIRS and contributes its own spacecraft data.
Isar Aerospace has booked missions for the European Space Agency, the Norwegian Space Agency, ElevationSpace, Astroscale, and other customers.
Astroscale will coordinate AIRS and contribute its own spacecraft data alongside Planet Labs PBC.
Tokyo-based Astroscale Holdings launched the Atmospheric Impact of Reentered Spacecraft initiative, or AIRS.
Isar Aerospace’s launch manifest is booked through 2028 with missions assigned by ESA, NOSA, ElevationSpace, and Astroscale.
Planet Labs and the University of Southampton are founding participants in Astroscale’s AIRS initiative.
Astroscale U.S. is funded by the Space Force’s Space Systems Command for a refueler mission.
Astroscale U.S. will attempt the first-ever hydrazine refueling operations above geosynchronous Earth orbit.
Astroscale U.S.’s refueler is manifested for a summer 2026 launch.
Astroscale U.S. is funded by Space Force Space Systems Command for a refueler mission manifested for a summer 2026 launch.
Astroscale U.S. is targeting Space Force Tetra-5 satellites for its hydrazine refueling mission.
Astroscale U.S. will attempt the first hydrazine refueling operations above geosynchronous Earth orbit on a mission targeting Space Force Tetra-5 satellites.
The Astroscale U.S. Refueler spacecraft has a mass of 300 kilograms.
The Astroscale U.S. Refueler will attempt the first-ever hydrazine refueling operations above GEO targeting U.S. Space Force Tetra-5 satellites.
Astroscale U.S. Refueler is a 300-kilogram spacecraft with a refillable hydrazine tank designed to support two planned refueling operations.
Astroscale U.S. is funded by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for a Refueler mission scheduled to launch in summer 2026.