France Plans First Deorbiting Demo In 2030 With Industry Trio

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Exotrail's spacevan orbital servicing vehicle LEO-based operations.

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France has tapped Exotrail to lead a demonstration mission to deorbit a Eutelsat OneWeb satellite in low Earth orbit (LEO) between 2029-30, alongside Astroscale’s French subsidiary, the companies announced Sept. 10. Exotrail has been selected as prime contractor for the France 2030 “In-Orbit...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington.

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