SSTL developed missions including the Carbonite satellites, the NovaSAR S-band radar imaging satellite, and the RemoveDEBRIS space debris removal technology demonstrator.
Airbus Defence and Space was part of the RemoveDEBRIS project, which was led by the University of Surrey and sponsored by the European Commission and the Surrey Space Centre.
The 14 defunct U.K.-linked spacecraft in LEO include X-3 Prospero, its Waxwing upper stage, X-4 Miranda, UoSAT 3, UoSAT 4, UoSAT 5, UoSAT 12, SNAP-1, UK-DMC, Topsat, UKube-1, TDS-1, UCLSat, and RemoveDebris.
The RemoveDEBRIS harpoon featured a 1.5-meter boom deployed from the main spacecraft with a piece of satellite panel mounted on the end.
The research leading to RemoveDEBRIS results received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n°607099.
The RemoveDEBRIS satellite was designed, built, and manufactured by a consortium led by the University of Surrey.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (UK) provided the platform, avionics, and spacecraft operations for RemoveDEBRIS.
Airbus developed the net used by RemoveDebris to capture a target cubesat.
The RemoveDebris project is led by the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey and is co-funded by the European Commission.
Airbus developed a vision-based navigation system for RemoveDebris that uses 2D and 3D light detection and ranging technology to track a cubesat.
Airbus developed the harpoon for RemoveDebris that will be fired at 20 m per second to penetrate a composite-material target.
The experimental RemoveDebris satellite was deployed from the International Space Station in summer 2018 to test debris-removal techniques.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (UK) provided the platform, avionics, and spacecraft operations for RemoveDEBRIS.
The RemoveDEBRIS mission was deployed from the International Space Station in June 2018.
RemoveDEBRIS was designed, built, and manufactured by a consortium led by the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey.
The research leading to the RemoveDEBRIS results received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement n°607099.
Airbus (UK) developed the harpoon payload for RemoveDEBRIS and Airbus (Germany) developed the net payload.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd operates the RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft in orbit from Guildford, UK.
The research leading to RemoveDEBRIS results received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement n°607099.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd in Guildford, UK operates the RemoveDEBRIS spacecraft in orbit.