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On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)
Electron · Earth Science
Feb 18, 2024 · 14:52 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
Mission
The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) mission consists of a spacecraft developed and operated by Astroscale aiming to rendezvous with and characterize a large piece of debris. Its target is the H-2A upper stage left in Low Earth Orbit after the launch of the GOSAT Earth observation satellite in 2009.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Rocket Lab · Astroscale
- Rocket
- Electron
- Orbit
- SSO
- Pad
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
- NET precision
- Hour
- Data source
- LL2