Technology
ELSA-M (End of Life Services by Astroscale – Multiple) is Astroscale’s commercial satellite service designed to remove inactive satellites from orbit. It is the world's first End-of-Life (EOL) service for prepared, full-sized commercial end customers, harnessing magnetic capture for multiple satellite removals. The in-orbit demonstration mission is a partnership programme led by Astroscale and supported by the UK Space Agency, ESA, and the commercial satellite operator Eutelsat through the Sunrise Partnership Project, a public–private partnership between ESA and Eutelsat Group. The mission will safely approach and dock with a Eutelsat OneWeb communications satellite at its end of life, then remove it from orbit. This world first commercial ‘de-orbit as a service’ demonstration showcases the technologies and operational capability needed to reduce collision risk in Earth’s increasingly crowded Low Earth Orbit.
Orbital Attempt
#7,586
ISAR Mission
#8
Pad Launch
#8
Location Launch
#8
Dec 31, 2028, 12:00 AM
Year
1 update
Adding launch NET 2028
SourceAndøya Space, also named Andøya Space Center and formerly Andøya Rocket Range, is a rocket launch site, rocket range, and spaceport on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago) in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.
Timezone
Europe/Oslo
Local Launch Time
Dec 31, 2028, 1:00 AM
Total Launches
1
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
69.2942, 16.0208
Spectrum is a small launch vehicle developed by German company Isar Aerospace.
Length
28 m
Diameter
2 m
Thrust
675 kN
LEO Capacity
1,000 kg
SSO Capacity
700 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2025
Total Launches
1
Successful
0
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Mar 30, 2025