Astroscale is a Tokyo-based startup, but its In-orbit Servicing Control Centre is at the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell, in the UK. What does ELSA-d stand for? End-of-Life Services by ...

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 ...