Developing servicing spacecraft for inspection, life extension and removal of space debris in orbit
ClearSpace SA
Luxembourg · Renens · London · Ottobrunn · ToulouseNew on Amplifa
About ClearSpace
ClearSpace is an in-orbit servicing (IOS) company founded in Switzerland in 2018 and headquartered in Luxembourg. The company develops service products and servicing spacecraft that can inspect satellites in orbit, extend their operational life and safely remove defective objects from orbit in order to enable a circular space economy. Its technologies include systems for navigation, autonomy, rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) as well as mechanisms for capturing objects. Flagship projects are ClearSpace-1, ESA's first active space debris removal mission (launch in 2028, removal of the PROBA-1 satellite), Phoenix for satellite life extension, and PRELUDE with a launch in 2027 to validate GNC and six-degree-of-freedom rendezvous. Customers and partners include ESA, UK Space Agency, Intelsat, LeoLabs and Orbit Fab. The company employs engineering teams in Luxembourg, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
- Site
- L-1911 Luxembourg
- Processes
- Satellite inspection (in-orbit), Life extension, Debris removal / safe disposal, controlled re-entry, End-of-life disposal
- Materials
- Guidance, Navigation & Control, Rendezvous & Proximity Operations, Capture & Removal Systems
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 2018
- Industries
- Space, Satellite Operations, In-Orbit Servicing
- 01
System development (engineering)
- 02
Development of GNC/autonomy & rendezvous technology
- 03
Building a European industrial team / industrial partners
- 04
Mission design & operations (in-orbit servicing)
Technologies & Systems
Guidance, Navigation & Control
Validation of GNC and force/motion control for rendezvous and proximity operations, among others in the PRELUDE mission.
Rendezvous & Proximity Operations
Six-degree-of-freedom rendezvous and proximity operations as a core technology for in-orbit interventions.
Capture & Removal Systems
Systems for capturing and removing objects in orbit for debris removal and safe disposal.
Locations
Luxembourg
LUHeadquarters
Renens
CHOffice
London
GBOffice
Ottobrunn
DEOffice
Toulouse
FROffice
Mission Projects
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
ClearSpace is certified to ISO 9001:2015.
| Evidence | Luxembourg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
Company History
- 2018
ClearSpace founded in Switzerland
- 2019
Commissioned by ESA to lead the first space debris removal mission by 2028 (ClearSpace-1)
- 2021
UK Space Agency selected ClearSpace for the feasibility and requirements phase of a mission to remove two objects and refurbish the servicer in orbit
- 2022
Announcement of the cooperation with Intelsat
- 2023
Series A completed, cooperation with LeoLabs, partnership with Orbit Fab, ISO 9001:2015 certification
- 2024
Series A+ completed, building of a European industrial team
- 2025
PRELUDE mission with ESA (launch 2027) to validate GNC and rendezvous proximity operations