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The $25,500,000 contract awarded to Astroscale was funded by a $30,000,000 congressional earmark added to the Space Force’s 2023 budget.
Astroscale U.S. Incorporated was awarded the $25,500,000 Space Mobility and Logistics prototyping project.
Philippe Blatt will drive the growth of Astroscale France by building a team that collaborates closely with the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales and other stakeholders.
Astroscale opened Astroscale France in June 2023.
Astroscale UK will collaborate with Astroscale Japan, Orbit Fab, and CGI to develop responsible behaviour norms for Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO).
Astroscale UK will collaborate with Astroscale Japan, Orbit Fab, and CGI to advance refuelling capabilities in low-Earth orbit (LEO).
Astroscale UK will collaborate with Astroscale Japan, Orbit Fab, and CGI to use Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and SSA data to support and verify RPO missions.
Astroscale plans to send a larger servicer to low Earth orbit in 2025 with a mass of a few hundred kilograms to capture and de-orbit a defunct 150-kilogram OneWeb satellite.
Under a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency contract, Astroscale plans to use a spacecraft launching on a Rocket Lab Electron later in the year to inspect a discarded upper stage of a Japanese H2-A rocket as part of ADRAS-J.
Astro Digital is set to receive its first Astroscale Docking Plate for integration later 2023, with a launch expected in Q4 CY 2024.
ELSA-d’s servicer lost use of half its thrusters in early 2022, forcing Astroscale to scrap plans to recapture and de-orbit the 17-kilogram client craft.
ELSA-m is being built by Astroscale’s U.K. subsidiary and is supported by funds from the European Space Agency, the UK Space Agency, and U.K.-based OneWeb.
Astroscale has raised more than $376,000,000 to date.
Astroscale’s Gen 2 Docking Plate and associated end-of-life services provide bus manufacturers and satellite operators a solution for relocating or removing satellites from orbit for disposal.
Astro Digital is set to receive its first Astroscale Docking Plate for integration later in 2024, with launch expected in 2024-10-01.
Astro Digital is scheduled to receive its first Astroscale Docking Plate for integration later in 2023.
The partnership between Astro Digital and Astroscale was announced in Tokyo, Japan on 2023-07-31.
Astroscale aims to accelerate its innovation drive in space sustainability through the addition of the new Directors.
The three new Directors will enhance Astroscale's financial position and strategic vision.
Nobuhiro 'Matsu' Matsuyama joined the Astroscale Board as an Internal Director and has been the Chief Financial Officer since November 2021.