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• UK MOD Awards £15 Million Orbital Warfare Project to Astroscale European Spaceflight · 29 Oct 2026 Japanese space technology company Astroscale has officially announced that its UK-based subsidiary has been awarded a £15 million (€17.9 million) Ministry of Defence contract for Project LEDA. While few details about the...
• Astroscale raises funding to support growth strategy SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2026 Satellite servicing company Astroscale is working to transition from technology demonstrations to a regular series of missions, bolstered by a recent capital infusion.
• Astroscale passes key design milestone for UK military space-tracking cubesats SpaceNews · 8 Apr 2026 Astroscale has completed the critical design review for two cubesats slated to launch next year to help the British military monitor space weather and track objects in LEO.
• Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2026 Japanese satellite servicing company Astroscale has selected Isar Aerospace to launch a deorbiting mission developed by its British subsidiary.
• Isar Aerospace to Launch Astroscale ELSA-M Orbital Debris Removal Mission European Spaceflight · 13 Mar 2026 Tokyo-headquartered Astroscale Holdings has selected Isar Aerospace to launch its ELSA-M orbital debris removal demonstration mission no earlier than 2028. Isar Aerospace is preparing for the second flight of its two-sta...
• Astroscale Japan to mature electric refueling for future GEO servicing SpaceDaily · 10 Feb 2026 Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Astroscale Japan Inc., a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., has been selected as an implementing organization under the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Space Strategy Fund Program....
• Exotrail and Astroscale France join forces to build deorbiting capability for LEO SpaceNews · 28 Jan 2026 BRUSSELS — Exotrail, a French company specializing in multi-orbit satellite mobility and focused on LEO service vehicles, together with Astroscale France, the French subsidiary of the Japan-based on-orbit servicing compa...
• Q&A: The pace is picking up for Astroscale SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2025 Through missions currently on the books for the Japan Space Agency JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, European Space Agency, UK Space Agency and Eutelsat OneWeb, the Tokyo-based on-orbit servicing company Astroscale aims to dem...
• Liberatech Space to offer custom Earth-observation products for commodity, energy and environmental monitoring SpaceNews · 30 Jun 2025 SAN FRANCISCO – While working in finance years ago, Yasunori Yamazaki traveled to mines to conduct due diligence. Later, as Axelspace chief business officer and Astroscale head of brand management, […]
• Astroscale secures UK defense contract for space weather, object-tracking mission SpaceNews · 16 Jun 2025 Astroscale, the space junk removal venture, announced a British government contract June 16 worth about $7 million to deploy a pair of cubesats in 2027 to monitor space weather while tracking other objects in low Earth o...
• Astroscale clears critical design review for OneWeb satellite removal demo SpaceNews · 4 Jun 2025 Astroscale has completed the critical design review of a servicer aiming to remove a OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit next year, the Japanese venture’s British subsidiary announced June 4.
• Astroscale to Refuel Two US Space Force GEO Satellites In 2026 Mission The Launch Pad · 8 Apr 2025 Astroscale to Refuel Two US Space Force GEO Satellites In 2026 Mission
• Astroscale U.S. to refuel two Space Force spacecraft on 2026 mission SpaceNews · 8 Apr 2025 Astroscale U.S. will refuel two U.S. Space Force spacecraft in geostationary orbit on a mission scheduled for launch in 2026.
• Astroscale and Clearspace reach development milestone for dual-satellite deorbit mission SpaceNews · 11 Feb 2025 Astroscale and ClearSpace have passed the halfway mark in de-risking key technologies for potentially de-orbiting two satellites in a single mission in 2026 for the UK Space Agency.
• Astroscale approaches critical design review for OneWeb de-orbit mission SpaceNews · 29 Nov 2024 The British subsidiary of Japan’s Astroscale is preparing for a critical design review early next year of a servicer that will attempt to remove a OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit in 2026.
• Astroscale and ClearSpace get funds to advance double satellite de-orbit mission SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2024 The UK Space Agency has awarded funds to consortiums led by Astroscale and ClearSpace to continue developing a servicer capable of removing two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.
• Astroscale finalizes contract for Japanese debris removal mission SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2024 Astroscale has finalized a contract with the Japanese space agency JAXA for a mission to remove a defunct upper stage from Earth orbit.
• Airbus and Astroscale expand in-orbit servicing partnership SpaceNews · 12 Aug 2024 Airbus is expanding its partnership with in-orbit servicing venture Astroscale to explore ways to collaborate beyond potentially removing space junk and refueling satellites.
• Astroscale ADRAS-J Successfully Conducts 2 Fly-Around Observations of Space Debris The Launch Pad · 1 Aug 2024 Astroscale ADRAS-J Successfully Conducts 2 Fly-Around Observations of Space Debris
• Astroscale unlocks remaining space agency funds to de-orbit OneWeb satellite SpaceNews · 22 Jul 2024 Astroscale has received the remaining government funds needed for a 2026 demo mission to remove a defunct OneWeb broadband satellite from low Earth orbit.
• Astroscale's ADRAS-J Spacecraft Continues Inspection of Japanese Upper Stage Following "Unexpected Attitude Anomaly" Abort The Launch Pad · 12 Jul 2024 Astroscale's ADRAS-J Spacecraft Continues Inspection of Japanese Upper Stage Following "Unexpected Attitude Anomaly" Abort
• Astroscale spacecraft continues inspection of upper stage SpaceNews · 9 Jul 2024 An Astroscale spacecraft is continuing to inspect a Japanese upper stage left in low Earth orbit while demonstrating it can do so safely.
• Astroscale Surge on Tokyo Stock Exchange Debut, Valuing Company at $1 Billion The Launch Pad · 9 Jun 2024 Astroscale Surge on Tokyo Stock Exchange Debut, Valuing Company at $1 Billion
• Space startup funding rounds lift Seraphim’s investment portfolio SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2024 Seraphim said the total value of early-stage space investments in its publicly traded trust increased 1.4% to 201 million pounds ($257 million), despite a hit from debris removal venture Astroscale’s discounted initial p...
• Astroscale shares soar in Tokyo stock market debut SpaceNews · 6 Jun 2024 Shares in satellite servicing and debris removal company Astroscale jumped in the first day of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange June 5, giving the company a valuation of about $1 billion.
• Astroscale to Go Public on Tokyo Stock Exchange in June The Launch Pad · 1 May 2024 Astroscale to Go Public on Tokyo Stock Exchange in June
• Astroscale to go public on Tokyo exchange SpaceNews · 1 May 2024 Astroscale, the satellite servicing and debris removal company, will go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in June.
• Astroscale’s ADRAS-J mission enters next phase SpaceNews · 12 Apr 2024 Astroscale is moving into the next phase of an inspection missions as its spacecraft approaches a derelict upper stage in low Earth orbit.
• Electron launches Astroscale inspection satellite SpaceNews · 18 Feb 2024 A Rocket Lab Electron launched an Astroscale spacecraft that will rendezvous with and inspect a spent upper stage in low Earth orbit as a precursor to removing it.
• Astroscale reveals concept of operations for its in-orbit refueling vehicle SpaceNews · 17 Jan 2024 Astroscale is developing an in-space refueling vehicle that will shuttle back and forth between a fuel depot in geostationary Earth orbit and a client satellite.
• Astroscale inspector satellite ready for launch SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2023 Astroscale says a mission to inspect an upper stage abandoned in low Earth orbit, as a precursor to removing it, is ready for launch, but a recent launch failure will keep it on the ground for the time being.
• U.S. Space Force and Astroscale to co-invest in a refueling satellite SpaceNews · 25 Sep 2023 Astroscale has signed an agreement with the U.S. Space Force to co-invest in an on-orbit refueling vehicle.
• Astro Digital to integrate Astroscale in-orbit servicing docking plates SpaceNews · 1 Aug 2023 Small satellite builder Astro Digital plans to add an Astroscale docking plate to upcoming spacecraft to make it easier for them to use in-orbit services being developed by Astroscale and others.
• Video shows Astroscale’s plan to deorbit multiple satellites SpaceNews · 9 Jun 2023 In 2025, Astroscale plans to send ELSA-M into very low Earth orbit for commissioning.
• Astroscale & Momentus Partner To Offer Hubble Reboost Concept The Launch Pad · 15 May 2023 Astroscale and Momentus have annouced they have partnered together to present NASA a plan to raise the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope.
• Astroscale and Momentus offer concept for reboosting Hubble SpaceNews · 14 May 2023 Two companies have disclosed details about how they could raise the orbit of the Hubble Space Telescope as NASA evaluates that and other concepts offered to the agency.
• Mitsubishi makes strategic investment in Astroscale’s $76 million funding round SpaceNews · 27 Feb 2023 Astroscale said Feb. 27 it has raised $76 million from investors including satellite maker Mitsubishi Electric, which plans to add docking plates to Japanese national security spacecraft to make them compatible with the...
• Kayhan, Astroscale, UT Austin win Space Force study contract for in-orbit servicing technology SpaceNews · 28 Sep 2022 Kayhan Space, and partners Astroscale US and the University of Texas at Austin, won a U.S. Space Force contract to develop software for in-orbit servicing vehicles.
• UK shortlists Astroscale and ClearSpace for multi-debris removal mission SpaceNews · 26 Sep 2022 The UK Space Agency said Sept. 26 it has shortlisted groups led by startups Astroscale and ClearSpace for a mission to remove two spacecraft from low Earth orbit in 2026.
• Astroscale gets funds for 2024 debris-removal mission SpaceNews · 27 May 2022 Astroscale has secured European Space Agency funding for a 2024 demo mission to remove what will likely be a OneWeb satellite.