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N° 27-2020: ESA purchases world-first debris removal mission from start-up

ESA has signed an €86 million contract with an industrial team led by Swiss start-up ClearSpace SA to purchase a unique service: the first removal of an item of space debris from orbit.

01 DEC. 2020 publication date

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Twitter: @ESA / @esaoperations
YouTube: ESA

Further information

ClearSpace-1 Graphics pack:

ClearSpace-1 Media Kit:

Frequently asked questions (FAQ):

ESA’s clean space activities:

ESA’s space debris activities:

ESA’s space safety activities:

Space debris in numbers:

More information about ESA:

ClearSpace SA:

Images

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

Terms and conditions for using ESA images:

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Videos

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

Social media

Follow ESA and ESA’s Space Safety Programme at

Twitter: @ESA / @esaoperations
YouTube: ESA

Further information

ClearSpace-1 Graphics pack:

ClearSpace-1 Media Kit:

Frequently asked questions (FAQ):

ESA’s clean space activities:

ESA’s space debris activities:

ESA’s space safety activities:

Space debris in numbers:

More information about ESA:

ClearSpace SA:

Images

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

Terms and conditions for using ESA images:

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Videos

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

Social media

Follow ESA and ESA’s Space Safety Programme at

Twitter: @ESA / @esaoperations
YouTube: ESA

Further information

ClearSpace-1 Graphics pack:

ClearSpace-1 Media Kit:

Frequently asked questions (FAQ):

ESA’s clean space activities:

ESA’s space debris activities:

ESA’s space safety activities:

Space debris in numbers:

More information about ESA:

ClearSpace SA:

Images

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images

Terms and conditions for using ESA images:

For questions or more information related to ESA images, please contact directly spaceinimages@esa.int.

Videos

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos

Terms and conditions for using ESA videos:

For questions or more information related to ESA videos, please contact directly spaceinvideos@esa.int.

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