ELSA-M

Overview

Destination: Polar Orbit
Mission: Technology

Polar Orbit Orbital Launch Pad Andøya Spaceport

ELSA-M (End of Life Services by Astroscale – Multiple) is Astroscale’s commercial satellite service designed to remove inactive satellites from orbit. It is the world's first End-of-Life (EOL) service for prepared, full-sized commercial end customers, harnessing magnetic capture for multiple satellite removals. The in-orbit demonstration mission is a partnership programme led by Astroscale and supported by the UK Space Agency, ESA, and the commercial satellite operator Eutelsat through the Sunrise Partnership Project, a public–private partnership between ESA and Eutelsat Group. The mission will safely approach and dock with a Eutelsat OneWeb communications satellite at its end of life, then remove it from orbit. This world first commercial ‘de-orbit as a service’ demonstration showcases the technologies and operational capability needed to reduce collision risk in Earth’s increasingly crowded Low Earth Orbit.

Updates

Spectrum

Family:
Configuration:

Spectrum is a small launch vehicle developed by German company Isar Aerospace.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    28.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.5 m
  • Launch Mass
    ―
  • Thrust
    675.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    Spectrum
  • Family
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  • Variant
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  • Alias
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  • Full Name
    Spectrum
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
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  • Low Earth Orbit
    1000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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  • Direct Geostationary
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  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    700.0 kg

Isar Aerospace

Isar Aerospace

(ISAR)

CEO: Daniel Metzler Founded: 2018 Successes: 1 Failures: 1 Pending: 9

Agency Type:

Isar Aerospace is a German aerospace company based in Munich, Germany. The company was founded in 2018.

INFO WIKI
European Spaceflight

Isar Aerospace to Launch Astroscale ELSA-M Orbital Debris Removal Mission

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-stage rocket, Spectrum…

SpaceNews

Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission

Japanese satellite servicing company Astroscale has selected Isar Aerospace to launch a deorbiting mission developed by its British subsidiary. The post Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ELSA-M mission appeared first on SpaceNew…

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