07 November 2019
SSTL ships target satellite to Tokyo for Astroscale’s ELSA-d mission
... with a magnetic plate to latch on to the Target satellite. Whilst rendezvous has been performed in orbit in the past, ELSA-d will demonstrate the first semi-autonomous capture of a non-responsive, tumbling Target, as well as the first identification...
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...
27 November 2017
ASTROSCALE and SSTL join forces to get rid of space debris
...designed to validate key technologies for end-of-life spacecraft retrieval and disposal services. This mission known as ELSA-d, comprises of a “Chaser” satellite and the Target satellite, and it will demonstrate key technologies necessary for orbital...
19 March 2021
World's first commercial space debris removal demo set for launch
... commissioning and client discovery. The Tokyo-based startup will monitor ELSA-d, or End of Life Services, using its own In-Orbit ... licences under the UK Outer Space Act for both the ELSA-d servicer and client spacecraft. The ‘Servicer’ is equipped ...
05 November 2018
Astroscale secures $50 million to clean low Earth orbit
... on its first debris capture demonstration mission, End of Life Services by Astroscale – demonstration (ELSA-d), which is scheduled to launch in early 2020. ELSA-d will consist of two spacecrafts, a Chaser and a Target, stacked together. The Chaser...
14 February 2020
Astrocale and JAXA team up for the agency's first debris removal project
... will launch its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission, the world’s first demonstration of commercial orbital ... proof of commercial viability being developed for its ELSA-d mission under CRD2 and other ongoing projects with...
