Zarya
11/20/1998
RemoveDEBRIS will test a vision-based navigation system that uses cameras and LiDAR technology to analyse and observe potential pieces of debris.
The experimental RemoveDebris satellite was deployed from the International Space Station in summer 2018 to test debris-removal techniques.
Airbus developed the net used by RemoveDebris to capture a target cubesat.
RemoveDEBRIS was designed, built, and manufactured by a consortium led by the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey.
The RemoveDebris satellite from the University of Surrey was planned for deployment from the NanoRacks Kaber Deployer on SpaceX CRS-14.
SSTL supplied the platform for the RemoveDEBRIS technology demonstration mission, which is due to launch from the ISS in 2018.
Airbus (UK) developed the harpoon payload for RemoveDEBRIS and Airbus (Germany) developed the net payload.