ADRAS-J Achieves 15-Meter Approach to Space Debris

Closest Approach by a Commercial Company to Large Debris

The commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), recently successfully approached a large piece of space debris ... a rocket upper stage ... to approximately 15 meters, or just under 50 feet. This is the closest approach ever achieved by a commercial company to space debris through Rendezvous…