Refueling

Render of Astroscale's ADRAS-J satellite, to be launched by Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle. (Photo: Business Wire)

Japanese startup to develop refueling satellite for US Space Force

September 23, 2023

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Render of Astroscale's ADRAS-J satellite, to be launched by Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle. (Photo: Business Wire) Published by The Mainichi, 23 September 2023 TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese startup Astroscale Holdings Inc. said Friday it has won a $25.5 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a satellite

Space Force looking at what it will take to refuel satellites in orbit

April 13, 2022

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| Refueling, Satellites, Space Force

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 13 April 2022 A $50 million experiment called Tetra-5 will seek to demonstrate on-orbit refueling of small satellites in geostationary orbit WASHINGTON – The U.S. Space Force in 2025 plans to launch to geostationary orbit three small satellites that will attempt to dock with