Project to demonstrate various space debris removal technologies
RemoveDEBRIS
Mission type
Debris removal tech demo
Operator
Surrey Satellite Technology
COSPAR ID
1998-067NT
SATCAT no.
43510
Website
RemoveDEBRIS mission at Surrey Space Centre
Mission duration
Launch to re-entry: 1.5 years (planned); 3 years, 8 months and 2 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
Surrey Satellite Technology
Launch mass
100 kilograms (220 lb)
Payload mass
40 kilograms (88 lb)
Dimensions
65 cm × 65 cm × 72 cm (26 in × 26 in × 28 in)
Start of mission
Launch date
2 April 2018, 20:30:38 (2018-04-02UTC20:30:38) UTC[1]
Rocket
Falcon 9 FT
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SLC-40
Contractor
SpaceX
Deployed from
Japanese Experiment Module aboard the ISS
Deployment date
20 June 2018
End of mission
Disposal
Re-entry
Decay date
4 December 2021[2]
RemoveDEBRIS was a satellite research project intending to demonstrate various space debris removal technologies. The mission was led by the Surrey Space Centre from the University of Surrey with the satellite's platform manufactured by Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). Partners on the project included Airbus, ArianeGroup, Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology, Inria, Innovative Solutions In Space, Surrey Space Centre, and Stellenbosch University.
^Clark, Stephen (2 April 2018). "Launch Log". Spaceflight Now. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018.
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