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Astroscale is an orbital debris removal and satellite servicing company.
Astroscale and Starfish Space are developing servicing businesses aimed at multiple orbits.
Astroscale launched an ELSA-d servicer spacecraft to low Earth orbit in March 2021 to perform end-to-end tests for in-orbit debris removal.
Northrop Grumman and Astroscale offer space tugs that dock with already launched satellites to change orbits, increase fuel reserves, or enable safe deorbiting.
Astroscale sought 20–30 minutes of connectivity using four partners in 16 locations for the ELSA-d demonstrations, compared with a typical LEO mission connectivity of 5–15 minutes with one or two providers.
Astroscale has partnered with SSC, KSAT, ATLAS Space Operations, Viasat, and Astroscale’s own Totsuka ground station to support the ELSA-d demonstration mission.
Each ELSA-d spacecraft requires a dedicated mission control system operated by Astroscale from the In-Orbit Servicing Control Centre (IOCC) at Harwell Campus in the U.K.
Astroscale plans to use 16 ground stations in total to support the End of Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission.
Astroscale is partnering with four satellite ground station providers—Atlas Space Operations, Viasat, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), and Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)—to support its ELSA-d mission.
Astroscale’s ELSA‑M servicer is specifically designed for servicing constellation satellites such as those operated by OneWeb.
Astroscale UK is partnering with RUAG Space to develop the on-board computer (cOBC) that will command Astroscale’s ELSA-M servicer spacecraft.
LeoLabs intends its data to support future debris removal services by highlighting the riskiest satellites or pieces of debris and helping companies like ClearSpace and Astroscale build removal business cases.
Astroscale UK received a funding award from OneWeb to mature Astroscale’s satellite end-of-life technology and capability toward a commercial service offering by 2024.
Astroscale U.S. and its subsidiary Astroscale Israel are working to launch Astroscale’s first satellite life-extension platform in geostationary orbit.
Astroscale launched the ELSA-d spacecraft on 2021-03-22 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Astroscale, an Oxfordshire-based company, launched the ELSA-d satellite clean-up and decommissioning programme earlier 2021.
The contract between AAC Clyde Space and Astroscale UK for ELSA-M is valued at £260,000 and is expected to be completed by the start of 2022.
Astroscale UK has been defining the business case for debris removal services since 2017.
Astroscale UK received a £2.5 million funding award from OneWeb to mature its technology and capability toward a commercial service offering by 2024.
The Sunrise Program funding awarded via the UK Space Agency includes partners OneWeb, SatixFy, Celestia UK, and Astroscale UK.