ESA's mission to de-clutter low-Earth orbit takes a step forward

ESA's mission to mitigate the environmental impacts on low-Earth orbit from mankind's relentless march into space has entered a new phase, ahead of its make-or-break review before the ESA's Council of Ministers in December 2016. The e.Deorbit program would launch multiple debris-seeking probes into orbit each year, tasked with the removal of defunct satellites and other potentially hazardous man-made objects from low-Earth orbit.

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Section: Space

Tags:

• Space Junk
• Debris
• ESA
• Satellite

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