Basically, the procedure was a validation of ELSA-d’s ability to dock with a client, such as a defunct satellite. When ELSA-d was launched, a mechanical locking mechanism held its servicer and client ...

TASS/. Japan’s ELSA-d satellite intended to demonstrate the project of capturing and removing space junk from orbit is expected to be launched aboard a Russian Soyuz-2 rocket from the Baikonur ...