The company, headquartered in Payerne, Switzerland, is developing a new launch method for small satellites that weigh up to hundreds of kilograms. S3 is now the Prime partner in this project. Navigating to and seizing the ex-satellite is a formidable feat of engineering. The problem is becoming increasingly serious and making space missions far more complicated.ĬleanSpace One’s mission is to grab hold of a piece of space junk-in this case, an out-of-commission Swiss nanosatellite that measures 10cm on each side-and thrust it into the atmosphere, where it will burn up. Although collisions with functioning satellites are rare, each collision can generate several thousand new bits of debris. The debris orbiting Earth continues to accumulate. The Swiss company is developing a new method to launch satellites weighing up to 250kg and will take charge of CleanSpace One’s launch, which is scheduled for 2018. Now Swiss Space Systems-S3 has now joined the project. The mission is crucial for the future of the space industry.
In 2012, EPFL announced its intention to design and launch CleanSpace One, a satellite whose mission is to start to clean up the thousands of bits of jettisoned rocket and satellite components orbiting Earth at speeds of more than 28,000 km/h. He Zero-G certified Airbus A300 and the SOAR Spaceplane.
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