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Above our heads, although we cannot appreciate them, thousands of satellites fly, each with its own mission and purpose. For those still doing their jobs, there are web pages that can be seen in real time, although some are defunct and have become part of the space junk. Now A A Japanese company There is an interesting Plan to remove them.
Space disposal of decommissioned satellite debris
Large amounts of debris can be encountered on operational satellites Japanese company Astroscale We are given a task Named ELSA-MAstroscale – An acronym for end-of-life service by multiple, in which an aerospace company wants to establish a base. A new kind of cosmic industry: He wiped from Space junk This is dangerous for the operations of satellites trying to orbit the planet safely.
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In conjunction with @oneweb, @astroscale_HQ World’s first commercial disposal of a defunct spacecraft will make history🤝🚀#Space Frontier #newsspace pic.twitter.com/zyKKvr73qo— Space Frontier (@SpaceFrontier) June 12, 2023
According to information provided by Astroscale, there are More than 2,200 satellites are out of service Beyond our borders, it occurs Over 600 conflicts On its way down. Not only are these a hazard, but fragments resulting from such impacts can also pose a hazard. danger For operations of satellites in orbit.
The Asian Institute proposes to deploy a A new type of satellite In low Earth orbit, it would be classified as a Space gravity, companies that want to get out of our atmosphere, but are capable of hooking up those satellites with an aerospace-patented method. The company’s satellite, first, flying around the dead satellite and will investigateLater on Deputy For that and start the maneuver to disappear from orbit.
Once the target satellite is already attached to the body traction Aerospace, it is Descends to a reasonable height Where, thanks to its propellants, it Launch the satellite You want to get rid of one path affect Atmosphere Terrain ends his days burned by the friction of re-entering our planet.
The Japanese company has already demonstrated in 2021 that this type of satellite is capable of attaching to docking plates, and capable of capturing and releasing them. will be in The year is 2025 when The first of these satellites the sea Launched into low orbit And when First big test With the OneWeb satellite, there is a magnetic plate. Aeroscale’s CEO is Nobu Okada Gizmodo announced in the middle What:
This is a fantastic first step in validating all the key technologies for rendezvous, proximity operations and capture in space.
