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Astroscale develops satellite end-of-life and active debris removal services, working across on-orbit servicing since its founding in Japan in 2013.
186AACTIVEAstroscale is a Tokyo-headquartered, publicly listed satellite servicing company founded in 2013 that develops on-orbit servicing solutions, including inspection, life extension, refueling, end-of-life services and active debris removal, with the aim of the safe and sustainable development of space.
Astroscale is a Tokyo-headquartered, publicly listed satellite servicing company founded in 2013 that develops on-orbit servicing solutions, including inspection, life extension, refueling, end-of-life services and active debris removal, with the aim of the safe and sustainable development of space.
Rank 70 of 93 ranked companies. With the pillars we have not measured for this company filled at the 10th and 90th percentiles of the companies we did measure, and every other company held at its published total, the rank is likely between 60 and 83.
4 of 6 inputs measured · Medium confidence · 77% of applicable weight backed by data
Not measured: Reported revenue
Not measured: Open-role change (90 days)
A pillar score averages the company’s percentiles among the tracked companies with a value: relative standing, not a grade. Inputs measured 2026-10-14 (UTC) · methodology v6. Every input, its value and percentile · How it is computed
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Sources: Founded, Headquarters, CEO, Employees
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8 private rounds on record before Jun 2024 (1 with no stated amount, counted but not added). IPO, offerings, debt and unconverted notes are listed under Funding history by class and not added in.
Latest government contract
HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS AND MISSION ARCHITECTURE STUDIES WITH ASTROSCALE
NASA · $203K · Mar 19, 2026
Latest funding round
Series G · $76M
Feb 27, 2023
Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan: JAXA-contracted commercial debris inspection mission that approached a discarded Japanese upper stage to about 15 meters. Operations ended in March 2026; the capture and removal follow-on is ADRAS-J2 (planned Japanese FY2027).
End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration: commercial mission that demonstrated magnetic capture and rendezvous for satellite servicing in LEO. Concluded with de-orbit operations in January 2024.
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Compiled Oct 14, 2026 from 11 public records. Every figure links the record it comes from. Facts only: nothing here is a rating, a forecast or a recommendation.
Space federal awards
1 award, $203K obligated
Awards with activity since Oct 1, 2018, as searched Sep 16, 2026. Awarded Mar 19, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026; most from NASA (1 award)
Counts awards the government's own product code or programme title marks as space work, or the space research industry code; the satellite-telecoms industry code counts only together with a space agency, office or a space word in the award's own description. Obligated dollars, not ceilings; umbrella contracts (IDVs) are left out because their orders are counted one by one. Amounts as USAspending reported them on Sep 16, 2026.
Source: USAspending.gov recipient profile (all awards, not only space)
Latest award Mar 19, 2026
Latest space award
$203K from NASA
HABITABLE WORLDS OBSERVATORY SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS AND MISSION ARCHITECTURE STUDIES WITH ASTROSCALE
Source: USAspending.gov award record
Awarded Mar 19, 2026
Sourced rounds on record
8 rounds, $348.7M disclosed
1 with no amount disclosed
Published rounds with a source link only, on the same rules as the funding tracker. Each round links the source that states its figure; amounts in other currencies are converted to dollars at the rate shown on the funding tracker.
Source: SpaceNews (Astroscale release)
Latest round Feb 27, 2023
Satellites owned or operated
1 in orbit of 3 launched
Latest: ADRAS-J
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as owner or operator. "In orbit" is GCAT status O. Counted under GCAT organisation code ASTSC. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Satellites built
2 payloads launched, 1 in orbit
Latest: ADRAS-J
Payloads GCAT lists with this organisation as manufacturer. Counted under GCAT organisation code ASTSC. Catalogue updated Sep 24, 2026.
Source: GCAT satellite catalogue
Latest launch Feb 18, 2024
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1 space award, $203K obligated
USAspending.gov award record, Mar 19, 2026
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd/Astrium
Built one of its satellites (latest ELSA-d Client)
GCAT satellite catalogue, Mar 22, 2021
THE FUND Limited Partnership
Recorded as lead of Series F (Nov 25, 2021)
Satellite data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0.
APA
SpaceNexus. (2026, October 14). Astroscale: Company dossier [Data set]. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/astroscale
Chicago
SpaceNexus. "Astroscale: Company dossier." Data as of October 14, 2026. Accessed October 14, 2026. https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/astroscale.
BibTeX
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title = {{Astroscale}: Company dossier},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
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url = {https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/astroscale},
urldate = {2026-10-14},
note = {Data as of 2026-10-14; each fact links its primary source}
}aStart Co., Ltd.
Recorded as lead of Series E (Oct 13, 2020)
SpaceNews, Oct 13, 2020
INCJ
Recorded as lead of Series D (Oct 31, 2018)
SpaceNews, Oct 31, 2018
JAFCO
Recorded as lead of Series A (Feb 16, 2015)
Astroscale (press release), Feb 16, 2015