Dictionary of Space Concepts

Source: ESA - ESA commissions world’s first space debris removal

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ClearSpace-1 is a mission targeting the removal of the Vega Secondary Payload Adapter (Vega) which is planned for launch in 2025. The mission is brought forward as a service contract with a startup-led commercial consortium, to help establish a new market for in-orbit servicing, as well as debris removal.

The ClearSpace-1 ‘chaser’ will be launched into a lower 500-km orbit for commissioning and critical tests before being raised to the target orbit for rendezvous and capture using a quartet of robotic arms under ESA supervision. The combined chaser plus Vespa will then be deorbited to burn up in the atmosphere.

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• Polish: Misja ClearSpace-1
  
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ESA - ESA commissions world’s first space debris

earth observation for sustainable development (esa.int) removal