... the global satellite operator. The ELSA-M multi-client debris removal space servicer will be launched ahead of the UK’s Active Debris Removal mission in late 2024. Debris removal is expected to be the fastest growing segment of the emerging in-orbit...
... private sector initiatives and innovations are likely to have as much of an impact as government initiatives. Active debris removal Active debris removal (ADR) is another area that has seen the emergence of proposed commercial solutions. Numerous...
... extension, but with the intention to relocate the spacecraft or to decommission it at the end of its operational life. Active Debris Removal (ADR) requires navigating in the close vicinity of the target which could be achieved by Lidar means. New...
... that in some regions of LEO we already have the Kessler Syndrome (collisional cascading) and it will now require active debris removal to reverse it. At times one has to wonder at the space industry. Kessler and Cour-Palais’s paper on the “Collision...
... satellites and space missions,” he stated. The announcement included confirmation of a £5 million UK investment in active debris removal (de-orbiting unprepared defunct satellites) and in-orbit servicing. “This investment, achieved through...
... are disposed of at the end of their mission according to internationally agreed debris mitigation guidelines. ‘ADR’ means Active Debris Removal. Less powerful lasers can be used to temporarily blind reconnaissance satellites in LEO, thereby...