ELSA-d Mission Update

We have a brief update on our End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission.

The ELSA-d servicer and client continue to orbit, safely separated from each other. While we finalize next steps for the mission, we are using the ELSA-d servicer to learn more for our future missions and services by:

• Performing sensor calibrations to apply to our programs in development, such

  ADRAS-J

  (launching in 2023) and

  ELSA-M

  (launching in 2024).

• Doing experiments to understand how changes in attitude can change air drag properties, which is essential knowledge for all future Astroscale proximity operations

  in LEO

  .

• Capturing more imag

  ery

  in orbit

  .

We will also have new details in papers being published on ELSA-d’s operations and on the mission as a space situational awareness campaign for the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) — stay tuned for release at the conclusion of IAC! #GoELSAd