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Japan-UK private mission to demonstrate new space debris removal service on 22 March
FirstpostThe Space Surveillance Network is supposedly tracking over 28,000 pieces of debris, on top of the 3,600 working satellites in low-Earth orbit. A service under the “End-of-Life Services” offerings by Astroscale, the technology demonstration dubbed Elsa-d is being touted as the world’s first commercial mission for the demonstration of the space debris removal system. The US Space Surveillance Network is supposedly tracking over 28,000 pieces of debris, in addition to 3,600 working satellites in low-Earth orbit, as an estimation by the European Space Agency. This makes space debris removal a top priority for both public and private space industry, to ensure that satellites and the space-based services they enable are unaffected by accidental collisions in orbit.
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ESA and SpaceX Discuss Collaboration on Space Debris Management
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Astroscale signs contract with Rocket Lab to launch its orbital debris removal demo mission in 2023
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Astroscale successfully demonstrated its space junk collection satellite can clear orbital debris
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