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OneWeb and Astroscale Ltd. will develop new spacecraft technology to safeguard the satellite economy supported in part by a €14.8 million investment.
Astroscale received about $3,200,000 as part of the Sunrise funding to start developing technologies to safely de-orbit satellites like Joey-Sat.
The 15,000,000 EUR ESA funding enables completion of the design of Astroscale’s ELSA-m servicer spacecraft and progression through manufacturing up to the satellite pre-integration phase.
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.
AstroAgency won a contract with Astroscale for a client project at the start of 2022.
Astroscale and AstroAgency collaborated on voluntary initiatives over the 18 months prior to 2022 and Astroscale became a client of AstroAgency at the start of 2022.
Orbit Fab and Astroscale U.S. Inc. have signed a commercial agreement to refuel Astroscale’s Life Extension In-Orbit (LEXI) Servicer in geostationary orbit (GEO).
Astroscale’s purchase of up to 1,000 kg of xenon expands LEXI’s scope and flexibility to perform on-orbit servicing missions.
Under the agreement, Orbit Fab’s GEO fuel shuttle will resupply Astroscale’s fleet of LEXI Servicers with up to 1,000 kg of xenon propellant.
Astroscale’s LEXI spacecraft is slated to launch to GEO by 2026.
Astroscale will seek to validate a low-power radio sensor needed for the servicer to operate more autonomously.
Astroscale aims to continue the ELSA-d mission after resolving other undisclosed anomalies.
Astroscale plans to resume its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission to capture a satellite acting as debris in low Earth orbit.
Astroscale used a complex mix of burns with remaining thrusters, aerodynamic drag, and natural perturbations of Earth’s gravity to safely position the servicer.
Astroscale lost half of the servicer’s eight thrusters before resuming the ELSA-d mission.
Astroscale plans to move the servicer to within 160 meters of the client in the near future.
The contract renewal between Astroscale Japan Inc. and METI was dated 2022-04-04 in Tokyo.
Astroscale Japan Inc. renewed its contract with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for a second year to research and develop extra-vehicular general-purpose robotic arm and hand technologies.
Astroscale aims to deliver commercial satellite services globally and make on-orbit servicing a routine activity by 2030.
The Astroscale-led consortium will review alternative means of uploading commands to satellites, including expanding ground station networks, data relays, and using a Galileo Signal-In-Space service.