Astroscale Japan was previously contracted as a partner by JAXA for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration mission. Once deployed to a precise orbit, the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite is designed to rendezvous with a Japanese upper stage rocket body, demonstrate proximity operations, and obtain images, delivering observational data to better understand the condition and degradation of debris left in orbit for a long period of time. This mission is the world's first attempt to safely approach, characterize and survey the state of an existing piece of large debris through Rendezvous and Proximity Operations. Discover more: アストロスケールは、大型デブリ除去等の技術実証を目指すJAXAの商業デブリ除去実証(CRD2)フェーズⅠの契約相手方として選定、契約を受けて、ADRAS-Jを開発しています。ADRAS-JはRocket Labのロケットによる打上げを予定しており、軌道投入後、非協力物体である日本のロケット上段への接近・近傍運用を実証し、長期にわたり放置されたデブリの運動や損傷・劣化状況の撮像を行います。本ミッションは、実際のデブリへの安全な接近を行い、デブリの状況を明確に調査する世界初の試みです。
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