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Astroscale

JP
commercialFounded 2013
www.astroscale.com
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The £2.5 million award to Astroscale UK forms part of a larger beam-hopping satellite program totaling more than £32 million granted via the UK Space Agency through the European Space Agency’s Sunrise Program.

Mentioned as: Astroscale UKOrg RelationshipMay 25, 2021Astroscale Will Work With OneWeb To Innovate Space Debris Removal

Astroscale UK received a £2.5 million funding award from partners including OneWeb to mature its technology and capability towards a commercial service offering by 2024.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2021Astroscale UK Signs £2.5 Million Agreement to Develop Space Debris Removal Technology Innovations with OneWeb

Astroscale UK received 2.5 million British pounds to develop technologies to safely de-orbit unresponsive satellites similar to Joey-Sat.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2021UK funds beam-hopping satellite for OneWeb-led consortium in 2022

The Sunrise funding will support Astroscale UK’s servicing spacecraft ELSA-m, which will demonstrate capabilities in 2024 for removing multiple retired satellites in a single mission.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative PlanMay 24, 2021UK funds beam-hopping satellite for OneWeb-led consortium in 2022

The £2.5 million award to Astroscale UK forms part of a larger beam-hopping satellite programme totalling over £32 million granted by the UK Space Agency via the European Space Agency’s Sunrise Programme.

Mentioned as: Astroscale UKOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2021Astroscale UK Signs £2.5 Million Agreement to Develop Space Debris Removal Technology Innovations with OneWeb

ATLAS Space Operations will support Astroscale, LinaSpace, and Axelspace in their space-based missions using the Freedom Platform.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleTechnical ProductMar 25, 2021ATLAS Expands Scope + Impact With The Latest Launch

Astroscale’s End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission launched successfully on 2021-03-22.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 23, 2021Astroscale Celebrates Successful Launch of ELSA-d

GK Launch Services postponed the launch of Astroscale’s ELSA-d and rescheduled it to Monday, 2021-03-22, at 06:07 UTC.

Mentioned as: astroscaleTechnical ProductMar 21, 2021UPDATE: Astroscale’s ELSA-d Launch Is Rescheduled

Astroscale expects to complete the main demonstration elements of ELSA-d by the end of 2021.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 18, 2021As Astroscale prepares to launch debris-removal demo, UK eyes in-orbit servicing leadership

The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration mission (ELSA-d) will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 2021-03-20 at 6:07 am UTC.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 17, 2021Astroscale’s ELSA-d Mission Ready for Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, March 20

Astroscale will host a launch livestream for ELSA-d beginning at 2:00 pm Japan Standard Time on 2021-03-20.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 17, 2021Astroscale’s ELSA-d Mission Ready for Launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday, March 20

The UK Space Agency aims for the licence to facilitate future Astroscale missions for end-of-life and active debris removal services.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 12, 2021ELSA-d Mission Licence Approved by UK Space Agency

The UK Space Agency has licensed the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 12, 2021ELSA-d Mission Licence Approved by UK Space Agency

Astroscale U.S. ran a paid Summer 2021 internship program nominally from June to August that could include either in-person or virtual presence.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2021Astroscale U.S. Announces Summer Intern Program

Astroscale U.S. offered internships in space policy, marketing and communications, engineering, and strategy for Summer 2021.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2021Astroscale U.S. Announces Summer Intern Program

Astroscale will launch ELSA-d, described as the world’s first end-to-end demonstration of orbital debris removal, on 2021-03-20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralMar 1, 2021Astroscale Appoints Takayoshi Koyama as Managing Director, Japan

Astroscale was founded in 2013 to develop commercial space debris removal services including End-of-Life (EOL) services, Active Debris Removal (ADR), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), and Life Extension (LEX) services.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralFeb 18, 2021#SpaceSustainability Launches in Japan: For Earth and its Orbits

Astroscale ran a #SpaceSustainability Twitter campaign from 2021-03-04 to 2021-03-17 with a quiz and a prize drawing for 150 participants.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralFeb 18, 2021#SpaceSustainability Launches in Japan: For Earth and its Orbits

Astroscale began recruiting members for the Space Sweepers membership program on 2021-02-18 via the #SpaceSustainability official website.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleOrg RelationshipFeb 18, 2021#SpaceSustainability Launches in Japan: For Earth and its Orbits

The #SpaceSustainability Twitter campaign awarded 50 Astroscale navy T-shirts (size L, navy color only) and 100 Amazon gift cards worth 1,000 JPY each to a total of 150 winners.

Mentioned as: AstroscaleNarrative GeneralFeb 18, 2021#SpaceSustainability Launches in Japan: For Earth and its Orbits
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