Spectrum | ELSA-M

mission

Name

ELSA-M

Type

Technology

Target orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

ELSA-M (End of Life Services by Astroscale – Multiple) is Astroscale’s commercial satellite service designed to remove inactive satellites from orbit. It is the world's first End-of-Life (EOL) service for prepared, full-sized commercial end customers, harnessing magnetic capture for multiple satellite removals. The in-orbit demonstration mission is a partnership programme led by Astroscale and supported by the UK Space Agency, ESA, and the commercial satellite operator Eutelsat through the Sunrise Partnership Project, a public–private partnership between ESA and Eutelsat Group. The mission will safely approach and dock with a Eutelsat OneWeb communications satellite at its end of life, then remove it from orbit. This world first commercial ‘de-orbit as a service’ demonstration showcases the technologies and operational capability needed to reduce collision risk in Earth’s increasingly crowded Low Earth Orbit.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)

Dec 31, 2028, 00:00 UTC

Window opens

Dec 31, 2028, 00:00 UTC

Window closes

Dec 31, 2028, 00:00 UTC

Last updated

Mar 13, 2026, 13:23 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket

Spectrum

Provider

Isar Aerospace

Type

Private

Country

DEU