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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 debris removal spacecraft to tackle space junk

Japan has successfully launched a spacecraft designed to inspect and potentially remove man-made space debris from around the Earth, said a statement from Astroscale Japan on Monday. The Active Debris Removal has been launched by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J). As per an AFP news agency report, it will rendezvous with and examine a Japanese H2A rocket remnant that has been in space for 15 years. The H2A rocket body, about the size of a bus, was launc

5 months ago·Noida, India

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Malay Mail

Japanese space debris inspection probe launched

TOKYO, Feb 19 — A Japanese firm said today it had successfully launched a spacecraft tasked with inspecting potentially dangerous man-made junk floating around the Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) estimates that around one million pieces of debris from satellites and rockets larger than a centimetre — big enough to “disable a spacecraft” — are in orbit. The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) is meant to rendezvous with and…

5 months ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Anadolu Ajansı

Japan’s newly-launched satellite to inspect debris in space

Astroscale, a Japanese startup, launched ADRAS-J satellite from New Zealand on Sunday - Anadolu Ajansı

5 months ago

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Lenta.RU [🇷🇺-affiliated]

A Japanese satellite to study space debris has been successfully launched

The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale — Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite for studying space debris was successfully launched by the Electron rocket. This was reported on the website of Astroscale Japan, which developed the spacecraft. Created for the interests of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, the satellite was sent into Earth orbit by Rocket Lab's Electron rocket, launched from a site on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The spacecraft's …

5 months ago·Russian Federation

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Phys.org

Japanese space debris inspection probe launched

A Japanese firm said Monday it had successfully launched a spacecraft tasked with inspecting potentially dangerous man-made junk floating around the Earth.

5 months ago·United Kingdom

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読売新聞オンライン

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.

5 months ago·Japan

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