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Astroscale

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commercialFounded 2013
www.astroscale.com
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Astroscale’s move to the Zeus facility increased its space by 900% to approximately 20,000 square feet.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleTechnical ProductSep 28, 2022UPDATE 1: Astroscale moves forward with UK Space Agency funding for debris removal + opens new UK manufacturing + ops facility

Astroscale received a £1.7 million funding boost from the UK Space Agency to continue developing technology and capability to remove defunct satellites from Low Earth Orbit.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2022UPDATE 1: Astroscale moves forward with UK Space Agency funding for debris removal + opens new UK manufacturing + ops facility

On 2022-09-28, Kayhan Space, Astroscale US, and the University of Texas at Austin won a U.S. Space Force Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase 1 award worth $250,000 under the Orbital Prime program.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2022Kayhan, Astroscale, UT Austin win Space Force study contract for in-orbit servicing technology

Astroscale plans to rapidly develop its commercial offering from the Zeus facility in the coming years.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleTechnical ProductSep 28, 2022UPDATE 1: Astroscale moves forward with UK Space Agency funding for debris removal + opens new UK manufacturing + ops facility

Astroscale Ltd., based at the Harwell Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, was awarded £1.7 million by the UK Space Agency to design a satellite servicer capable of removing multiple retired or defunct satellites in a single mission.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2022UK companies’ funding boosts plans for missions to remove space debris and in-orbit manufacturing

ClearSpace and Astroscale have been awarded a combined £4 million from the UK Space Agency to design missions to remove existing pieces of space debris.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 27, 2022UK companies’ funding boosts plans for missions to remove space debris and in-orbit manufacturing

Astroscale demonstrated magnetic capture and Remote Proximity Operations capability in orbit during the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) satellite mission launched in 2021.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 27, 2022UK companies’ funding boosts plans for missions to remove space debris and in-orbit manufacturing

The UK Space Agency provided £1.7 million in funding to Astroscale Ltd. to continue developing technology and capability to remove defunct satellites from Low Earth Orbit.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2022Astroscale Forges Ahead with UK Active Debris Removal Mission with Support from UK Space Agency

The UK Space Agency shortlisted groups led by Astroscale and ClearSpace for a mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit on 2023-09-26.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2022UK shortlists Astroscale and ClearSpace for multi-debris removal mission

MDA UK is partnered with Astroscale to provide capture robotics expertise and robotic operations experience.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2022Astroscale Forges Ahead with UK Active Debris Removal Mission with Support from UK Space Agency

Astroscale is advancing End-of-Life services that were recently tested during the ELSA-d mission, which magnetically captured its demonstration client spacecraft in August 2021.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 26, 2022NorthStar Partners with Astroscale to Enhance Support for Space Sustainability

NorthStar Earth & Space and Astroscale formed a strategic partnership at the International Astronautical Congress 2022 to further support space sustainability.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 26, 2022NorthStar Partners with Astroscale to Enhance Support for Space Sustainability

Astroscale received £1.7 million in Phase B funding to develop the COSMIC mission.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2022UK shortlists Astroscale and ClearSpace for multi-debris removal mission

AAC Clyde Space won a 0.94 MGBP (approximately 11.6 MSEK) order from Astroscale Ltd. for a Starbuck power system.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2022AAC Clyde Space wins 0.94 MGBP order from Astroscale for Starbuck system

Astroscale UK selected AAC Clyde Space in May 2021 to co-engineer a satellite platform for End-of-Life Services by Astroscale Multi-mission (ELSA-M).

Mentioned as: Astroscale UKTechnical ProductSep 22, 2022AAC Clyde Space wins 0.94 MGBP order from Astroscale for Starbuck system

ELSA-M will incorporate lessons from the ELSA-d in-orbit demonstration in 2021–2022 that tested Astroscale’s magnetic capture system, rendezvous and proximity operations, and on-board systems.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 22, 2022AAC Clyde Space wins 0.94 MGBP order from Astroscale for Starbuck system

NorthStar Earth & Space and Astroscale formed a strategic partnership at the 2022 International Astronautical Congress in Paris on 2022-09-20 to support space sustainability by combining NorthStar’s space-based resident space object tracking with Astroscale’s spacecraft navigation and capture capability for on-orbit servicing.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2022Astroscale and NorthStar Partner to Develop In-Space Technology to Support Space Sustainability

Astroscale tested its ELSA-d mission in August 2021 and successfully magnetically captured its demonstration client spacecraft.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 20, 2022Astroscale and NorthStar Partner to Develop In-Space Technology to Support Space Sustainability

Astroscale's ADRAS-J is scheduled to launch in 2023.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2022ELSA-d Mission Update

Astroscale's ELSA-M is scheduled to launch in 2024.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2022ELSA-d Mission Update
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