ClearSpace-1
NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00
Time to launch
Vehicle
Vega-C
Profile →Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered...
Provider
Avio S.p.A
Profile →ITA • Founded 1908
Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and...
Mission Brief
First debris removal mission by the Swiss startup ClearSpace. Contracted by the European Space Agency, it is designed to catch and de-orbit part of a Vega rocket from Low Earth Orbit using four articulated arms.
Mission Timeline
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Official mission announcement and payload assignment
- Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:0012:00 AM UTC
- Launch Day PrepT-06:00:0006:00 PM UTC
Launch Site
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
