ClearSpace-1

ClearSpace-1
Mission typeTechnology demonstration
OperatorESA
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerClearSpace SA
Start of mission
Launch date2028 (planned)
RocketVega C
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric

The ClearSpace-1 (ClearSpace One) mission is an ESA Space debris removal mission led by ClearSpace SA, a Swiss startup company. The mission's objective is to remove the PROBA-1 satellite from orbit. The mission aims to demonstrate technologies for rendezvous, capture, and deorbit for end-of-life satellites and to build a path to space junk remediation. Destructive reentry will destroy both the captured satellite and itself. It is expected to launch in 2028.