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Astroscale is leading a multidisciplinary team of experts based in the UK and Europe for the CREAM 2 study.
Astroscale launched the commercial on-orbit demonstrator ELSA-d into orbit at an altitude of 550 km.
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.
The European Space Agency selected Astroscale Ltd. to lead a collision avoidance study that is part of the CREAM activities in ESA’s Space Safety Program.
Astroscale launched the first commercial in-orbit demonstrator ELSA-d at an altitude of 550 km.
A team of Astroscale-led experts based in the UK and Europe will develop concepts using inter-satellite links, large ground station networks accessible as a service, and on-board processing to reduce the timeframe from alert to likely collision.
The Astroscale-led consortium will review alternative means of uploading commands to a satellite, including expanding ground station networks, data relays, and using a Galileo Signal-In-Space service.
Astroscale stated that the safety of ELSA-d and the orbital environment is their top priority.
Astroscale aims to deorbit the servicer and client in a controlled descent that will take seven to ten years to complete.
Astroscale has started moving its 175-kilogram servicer spacecraft closer to the 17-kilogram client satellite.
Astroscale paused the demonstration three weeks ago to troubleshoot undisclosed problems.
Astroscale is preparing to resume an attempt to capture a satellite acting as debris in low Earth orbit.
Astroscale reported good progress in resolving the anomalous spacecraft conditions identified with ELSA-d.
Astroscale's decision to maneuver the servicer into position for another capture attempt followed discussions with regulators and insurers.
Astroscale launched the first end-to-end demonstration mission to remove debris from space, ELSA-d, in March 2021.
The National In-Orbit Servicing Control Centre was developed by Astroscale in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult and funded by UK Research & Innovation.
Astroscale launched the ELSA-d end-to-end demonstration mission to remove debris from space in March 2021.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales visited Astroscale’s ELSA-d Mission Control Centre in Harwell, Oxfordshire on 2022-01-31.
The ELSA-d mission is operated in the UK from the National In-Orbit Servicing Control Centre, a specialist facility developed by Astroscale in partnership with the Satellite Applications Catapult and funded by UK Research & Innovation.
Astroscale operates the ELSA-d mission in the UK from the National In-Orbit Servicing Control Centre.