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ClearSpace aims to launch its debris-removal spacecraft in late 2024 or early 2025.
ClearSpace will lead a consortium of European companies to build a spacecraft equipped with four robotic arms to capture debris and drag it into Earth’s atmosphere.
ClearSpace’s ClearSpace-1 mission is scheduled to launch in 2025 and involves capturing VESPA, a Vega rocket secondary payload adapter, and disposing of it in Earth’s atmosphere.
Both Astroscale and ClearSpace won contracts to participate in the Sunrise Project, a public-private partnership led by OneWeb and the European Space Agency to explore advanced technologies including active debris removal.