Astroscale aims to capture old space junk with robotic arm in 2026 (exclusive video)
, which in 2021 successfully captured a piece of simulated debris using a magnetic system. That technology requires the target satellite to be equipped with a magnetic docking plate from the get go and so could only be used on satellites developed with debris removal in mind, like those launched by internet megaconstellation operator OneWeb, which is Astroscale's partner in the follow-up missionBut the new technology, developed for a U.K.
The Cosmic debris removal spacecraft is likely going to face many more challenges than ELSA-M, the collaboration with OneWeb. The long-defunct satellites Cosmic will target may have partially disintegrated in the harsh environment of space, with pieces falling off that might make them difficult to grab. Long-dead spacecraft are also likely to tumble as they hurtle through the vacuum of space at speeds of over 15,000 mph , making the capture even trickier.
"Capturing a dead satellite that's been in space for 30 years is very, very challenging," said Foreshaw."We don't know the condition of the satellite. Is it structurally intact? Have parts fallen off? Has it been hit by debris? Space is a very harsh environment. So we don't know the condition until we get there and we do an inspection to find out exactly what it looks like.
Astroscale thinks that it can tackle the challenge using the autonomous navigation software tested by ELSA-d, and a cutting-edge robotic arm currently developed by MDA, the same company that built the
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