Rocket Lab To Launch Astroscale Large-Scale Debris Mission

ADRAS-J will rendezvous with a spent H-2A upper stage to collect imagery as a precursor to deorbiting the debris.
Credit: Astroscale Japan
Astroscale Japan has selected Rocket Lab to launch the first step in a two-part mission to demonstrate the removal of a large piece of space debris from low Earth orbit (LEO). Rocket Lab is to launch the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale - Japan (ADRAS-J) spacecraft in 2023 on a dedicated flight...
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