Astroscale

Astroscale plans to develop a satellite life-extension platform for operation in geostationary orbit.

Astroscale is pursuing Phase I of JAXA’s Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration (CRD2) project scheduled to launch in early 2023.

Astroscale plans to launch two satellites for ELSA-d: a servicer spacecraft with a mass of about 175 kg and a client satellite with a mass of 17 kg.

Astroscale plans to launch the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission in March 2021 on a Soyuz rocket operated by GK Launch Services from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

Astroscale will operate the ELSA-d mission out of the In-Orbit Servicing Control Centre National Facility developed by a team led by Astroscale.

Astroscale is on schedule to ship the End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission later in 2020.

Astroscale Holdings Inc. announced that Nobu Okada has been elected as a Vice President of the International Astronautical Federation from October 2020 for a three-year period.

Astroscale closed its Series E funding round on 2020-10-13 with additional funding of U.S. $51,000,000 led by aSTART Co., Ltd.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) awarded Astroscale a contract to inspect a spent Japanese upper stage in a mission that could lead to a follow-on contract to capture the rocket stage and move it out of orbit.

Astroscale planned to launch the ELSA-d mission toward the end of 2020.

Astroscale U.S. and Astroscale Israel are focused on satellite servicing research and developing a mission for life extension of geostationary satellites.

Astroscale Holdings Inc. raised $51,000,000 in a Series E investment round, bringing total funding for the Tokyo-based orbital debris removal startup to $191,000,000.

Astroscale U.S. and its subsidiary Astroscale Israel are focused on satellite servicing research and developing a mission for life extension of geostationary satellites.

The Series E funding round brought Astroscale’s total investment raised to U.S. $191,000,000.

Astroscale Holdings Inc. was awarded the Grand Prix during the UNESCO Netexplo Innovation Forum 2020 out of 10 breakthrough digital innovations.

Astroscale will launch its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission later in 2020.

Since its establishment in 2017, Astroscale UK has grown to over 30 personnel and plans to grow to 80 by 2022.

Sharon Parker-Lines will work closely with John Auburn, Chief Commercial Officer and Astroscale UK Managing Director, to build a multi-skilled engineering and operations team in the UK and ensure the company’s commercial success.

Astroscale hosted an 2020-08-12 webinar that included discussion of standard interfaces for satellite servicing.

Astroscale U.S. was established in April 2019.