Astroscale is attempting a similar mission this year when another spacecraft attempts a rendezvous with an abandoned Japanese upper-stage rocket body in low Earth orbit.
Credit: Astroscale
Astroscale Japan has received an $80 million grant from the Japanese government to “image and diagnose” a large, defunct satellite. The grant was issued by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and did not name the satellite or its orbit. Development work...
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