Focus: Space Debris
June 22, 2021
Space debris will be one of the key issues for the space and satellite over the next decade. In April, Findus Venture, an Austrian investor in New Space technology, announced a partnership with Spire Global to launch a debris-monitoring satellite next year. The ADLER-2 satellite, built on Spire’s LEMUR 6u platform, aims to enhance orbital…
June 16, 2021
LeoLabs will build its next space radar in the Azores islands of Portugal. The Space Situational Awareness (SSA) service company plans for the radar to be operational in the first half of 2022. The Azores islands are an autonomous region of Portugal located in the mid-Atlantic ocean. LeoLabs CEO Dan Ceperley said this investment into…
June 14, 2021
The group of G7 nations has pledged to take action on space debris as part of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in the United Kingdom. Delegates from G7 nations — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States — issued a joint statement on June 13, committing to “safe and sustainable use…
May 28, 2021
Astroscale's UK division awarded a $370,000 contract to AAC Clyde Space to co-engineer the space debris removal company's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale (ELSA-M) satellite platform. AAC Clyde Space will design and update ELSA-M's Starbuck power subsystem, Sirius avionics and other systems to meet the requirements of its specific mission. The company said its work on…