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Astroscale characterized space sustainability as an immediate responsibility requiring action in the present.
Exotrail has a partnership with Astroscale France to develop deorbiting capabilities for orbital mobility and sustainability services.
Astroscale posted on X highlighting space sustainability issues and referencing a COPUOS side event convened by UNOOSA.
Astroscale is a Japanese company involved in international discussions on space safety and sustainability.
The Astroscale post did not provide details on technical standards or regulatory frameworks for space sustainability.
An international collaboration block at SSSIF 2026 will be moderated by Meghan Allen of the Space Foundation and will include Roger Hunter (NASA), Jon Goff (Gravities), Andrew Faiola (Astroscale), Troy Brashear (Northrop Grumman), Bill Williams (Lockheed Martin), and Keli Jones (Airbus).
Astroscale Japan will work under the Space Strategy Fund program theme of technology to realize flexible spatial mobility.
Astroscale Japan’s orbital transfer vehicle and on-orbit refueling work is intended to move and service spacecraft across orbits.
Astroscale Japan’s effort under the Space Strategy Fund focuses on combining the development and demonstration of orbital transfer vehicles with core on-orbit refueling systems.
The European Space Agency awarded a contract valued at approximately $475,807.50 to Astroscale UK to lead the design of the In-Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service (IRUS).
Astroscale’s existing Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) technology provides the foundation for the IRUS study and future in-orbit servicing missions.
The partnership combines Exotrail’s mission leadership on vehicles and maneuvers with Astroscale France’s capture and close-proximity operations expertise.
The technical core of the partnership merges Exotrail’s mobility platforms, including spacevan™, with Astroscale’s specialized servicing hardware and rendezvous-and-proximity-operations (RPO) technology.
New entrants targeting in-orbit services such as debris removal, life extension, and logistics include Astroscale, Exotrail, and D Orbit.
Astroscale France and Exotrail announced a strategic partnership on January 28, 2026 to develop and demonstrate controlled deorbiting capabilities for satellites in Low Earth Orbit.
Astroscale received a $47.5 million contract from the Japanese Ministry of Defense to develop a rendezvous and proximity operations demonstrator for geostationary orbit.
Astroscale received a Phase 1 contract under JAXA's Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration program.
Astroscale is one of the largest commercial space firms in Japan, focused on space servicing and debris removal.
Astroscale was founded in 2013 by CEO Nobu Okada after attending conferences on space entrepreneurship.
Astroscale's Series A funding round in 2015 raised $7.7 million, marking a shift towards private-led innovation in Asia.