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Orbit Fab will work with servicing vehicles from companies such as Astroscale and Northrop Grumman to refuel legacy GEO satellites.
MDA’s U.K. unit partnered with debris removal startup Astroscale to study the feasibility of a UK Space Agency-funded mission to remove two satellites from low Earth orbit by 2025.
The United Kingdom awarded three feasibility study contracts last year with a combined value of £1 million to consortia led by Astroscale, ClearSpace, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.
Astroscale’s ELSA-d servicer lost four of its eight thrusters while preparing for a subsequent capture attempt earlier 2022.
Astroscale aims for the UK to capture $1,000,000,000 of the global On-Orbit Services and Manufacturing market by 2030.
Astroscale projects the on-orbit servicing global economy will reach $4,400,000,000 by 2030.
The U.K. government awarded three contracts with a combined value of about £1 million last year to consortia led by Astroscale, ClearSpace, and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. for initial feasibility studies on active debris removal.
Astroscale targets the UK capturing $1,000,000,000 of the global On-Orbit Services and Manufacturing market by 2030.
Astroscale received the Satellite Technology of the Year award in 2021.
Astroscale’s End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission was launched in March 2021.
Astroscale won the UNESCO Netexplo Innovation Forum Grand Prix in 2020.
Astroscale Holdings Inc. received the Prime Minister’s Award at the Japan Startup Awards in Tokyo on 2022-06-02.
Astroscale Ltd opened its office on the Harwell Science & Innovation Campus in April 2017.
John Auburn concluded his role as Managing Director of Astroscale Ltd on 2022-06-01.
Nick Shave will succeed John Auburn as Managing Director of Astroscale Ltd effective 2022-06-01.
The UK Space Agency provided continued support to develop Astroscale’s ELSA-M technology toward commercial debris-removal services.
The mission to demonstrate Astroscale’s ELSA-M servicer is scheduled to launch toward the end of 2024.
The latest phase of the Sunrise programme between the European Space Agency, Astroscale Ltd., and OneWeb will develop a spacecraft servicer designed to remove multiple defunct satellites.
The recent funding agreement will support Astroscale Ltd. and their UK partners to complete the design of the ELSA-M servicer and progress through manufacturing up to the satellite pre-integration phase.
OneWeb and Astroscale Ltd. will develop new spacecraft technology to safeguard the satellite economy supported in part by a €14.8 million investment.