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Japan launches debris removal spacecraft to tackle space junk

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The first of a series of tests to determine the exact position of the GOSAT-1 satellite. The GOSat-1 is expected to be operational by the end of the year. It is the first of several missions to test the satellite's ability to orbit. The second mission will be to test its ability to carry out orbit around the Earth.

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Japan launches satellite to eyeball derelict rocket stage

Mission a step along the road to commercial orbit decluttering

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Japonia a lansat o sondă spațială care să cerceteze problema de pe orbita Pământului care provoacă îngrijorări tot mai mari

O companie japoneză a anunţat luni că a lansat cu succes o sondă despre care afirmă că este primul dispozitiv spaţial ce are misiunea de a inspecta deşeurile de pe orbita Pământului, care au devenit în ultimii ani din ce în ce mai numeroase şi potenţial periculoase, informează AFP și Agerpres.

2 years ago·Romania

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Japanese satellite launches to collect space debris

ALBAWABA – Japanese based Astroscale has successfully launched its Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan satellite, ADRAS-J, through the two-stage orbital launch rocket Electron by Rocket Lab from New Zealand on Sunday, towards a mission to research ways for collecting space junk...

2 years ago·Amman, Jordan

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Tokyo Startup Successfully Launches Space Debris Observation Satellite; Aiming for Future Space Business Development

Tokyo-based space industry startup Astroscale Japan Inc. announced Monday that it successfully launched a satellite designed to approach and observe space debris.

2 years ago·Japan

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