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.
Vehicle
Vega-C
Vega
Height
34.8 m
Diameter
3 m
LEO capacity
3,300 kg
Successful launches
7
Launch complex
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
