LowEarth
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Electron | On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)

Electron· Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
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Provider
Rocket Lab
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
SSO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
New Zealand
Date
Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:52:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6623 ever

Mission

The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) mission consists of a spacecraft developed and operated by Astroscale aiming to rendezvous with and characterize a large piece of debris. Its target is the H-2A upper stage left in Low Earth Orbit after the launch of the GOSAT Earth observation satellite in 2009.

Deployed payloads · 1
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