27 November 2017
ASTROSCALE and SSTL join forces to get rid of space debris
... end-of-life spacecraft retrieval and disposal services. This mission known as ELSA-d, comprises of a “Chaser” satellite and the ... “We are very excited to welcome SSTL to the ELSA-d mission and to begin this ambitious strategic partnership,” said Nobu...
14 February 2020
Astrocale and JAXA team up for the agency's first debris removal project
...launch its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission, the world’s first demonstration of commercial orbital debris... of commercial viability being developed for its ELSA-d mission under CRD2 and other ongoing projects with ...
07 November 2019
SSTL ships target satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale’s ELSA-d mission
... to Tokyo, where it will be bolted to the Chaser satellite for environmental testing ahead of launch in 2020. The ELSA-d mission is designed to simulate capture of orbital debris and validate key technologies for end-of-life spacecraft retrieval and...
16 October 2019
Astroscale takes next step toward launch of world’s first commercial active debris removal mission
... has entered the assembly, integration and test (AIT) phase of its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA- d) mission, following completion of rigorous design reviews and subsystem testing. “We are excited to be taking this next step...
April 2019
Cleaning up space
...in proving the technology is the End-of-Life Service by Astroscale - demonstration (or ELSA-d) mission, scheduled for launch in early 2020. ELSA-d will be the first mission to demonstrate the core technologies necessary for rendezvous, debris capture...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... firm Astroscale is getting ready to launch its ELSA-d mission – the world’s first commercial demonstration of space debris docking, capture and removal in lower earth orbit (LEO). This ground-breaking mission will launch Saturday, 20 March from the...
