The Orbital Report

Reusable orbital vehicle market forecast at 15.2% CAGR through 2035, fueled by regulatory debris mandates.

Astroscale UK gains ISO 27001 cybersecurity certification before launching in-orbit servicing missions.

NASA's SSPICY mission demonstrates close-proximity inspection tech for satellite servicing and debris reduction.

SDA and DIU fund four companies to build deorbit vehicles for active debris removal.

WVU investigates space-based lasers as a debris mitigation strategy.

Space Force awards contracts for space-to-space servicing satellites operational by 2028.

Astroscale positions itself as partner for UK space debris removal operations.

Astroscale UK secures ISO 27001 ahead of ELSA-M debris removal launch.

Astroscale's ELSA-M mission targets removal of defunct satellite from orbit.

Lithuanian startup Blackswan Space secures €2.5M to demo autonomous RPO kit for in-orbit servicing.

Space debris removal market forecast to hit $9.57B by 2035 amid rising orbital traffic.

Robotic systems and autonomous tech are advancing to tackle Earth's escalating space debris crisis.

Starfish Space advances Otter spacecraft toward first in-orbit servicing mission.

USSF books 2027 on-orbit servicing missions with Astroscale and Starfish Space.

ESA emphasizes commercial potential of in-orbit servicing to extend satellite life and reduce orbital debris.

Space Force to operationally test commercial satellite servicing by 2027.

AIAA launches second public review of spacecraft fiducial marker standard for on-orbit servicing and rendezvous operations.

Space Inventor and Astroscale Japan partner on in-orbit servicing architecture for satellite life extension.

ESA warns space debris threat accelerating; cascade risk and mitigation urgency climb.

Scientists demonstrate magnetic robot technology for capturing space debris in orbit.